A boulder of hard stone left stranded as the softer limestone rocky layer underneath is eroded away with wind & water in Malta.
A sole and lonely rock made of upper coralline limestone stands in contrast with the surrounding globigerina limestone plateau that is eroded by water and wind at a faster rate, leaving the rock standing on a peculiar pillar of limestone.
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