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The biggest erratic stone in Lithuania

56°11′31″N 21°53′47″E / 56.192°N 21.8964°E / 56.192; 21.8964

Barstyčiai stone

The Barstyčiai stone (Lithuanian: Barstyčių akmuo), also the Puokė stone (Lithuanian: Puokės akmuo) is the largest boulder in Lithuania, declared geological monument in 1968. It was found by the village of Puokė [lt], Barstyčiai eldership, Skuodas district in 1957. Length: 13.4 m, height: 3.6 m, width: 7.5 m, weight: estimated 680 tons.

The stone was dragged by a continental glacier from the Fennoscandian rock massif.

See also

References

  1. ^ Puokės akmuo, Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia
  2. Barstyčių akmuo
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