New Eddystone Rock Photo

Photographer’s Note

I’m back on TrekEarth and continue to show pictures from Misty Fjords…

Misty Fjords National Monument occupies 9,250 square kilometers and situated south of Ketchikan. This vast untouched wilderness was first identified in the journals of early explorer, Captain George Vancouver, when exploring Alaska in 1793. He named an impressive 70 meter tall pillar of volcanic basalt at entrance of Rudyard Bay as “New Eddystone Rock" after a lighthouse south of England.

This tower arose through a fracture in the floor of the Behm Canal during the last 5 million years. The broken, haphazard texture of these basalts indicates that New Eddystone Rock was part of a volcanic vent where magma rose repeatedly to the surface of the earth. These flows cooled from both the top and the bottom forming the hexagonal columns which are visible on several of the islands surrounding New Eddystone rock. After the basalt flows covered the floor of Behm Canal, another glacial advance scoured away much of the flow, leaving behind New Eddystone Rock and some of the islands to the northeast, the New Eddystone Islands.

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pnphan (3900) 2005-07-12 1:29

very impressive piece a rock
thanks for sharing

alainh (35387) 2005-07-12 1:29

hello Nikolay.
enigmatic and mysterious rock !
the fog is a must for the ambiance.
a very good job.
have a good day
alain

weswang (18223) 2005-07-12 2:08

Hi Nikolay, Nice to see your new post. This is an excellent shot of the strange rock, a special island. A very well captured picture with mystic cloud hiding the mountains in the background, a clear sharp image in the foreground. Well done.

jhm (83328) 2005-07-12 8:36

Hi Nicolay,
The extraordinarily rock in the middle, give a very great contrast against the white fog above, and the blue part between the water and fog, excellent composition.
Thanks for visit and sharing,
John

singuanti (15240) 2005-07-12 22:03

Hi Nikolay. Welcome back and it's great to see a new post from you! And what dramatic clouds. That is one impressive rock and you have a fine catch here. Good colors out of the available light. Nice one Nikolay!!

jrj (34779) 2005-07-13 7:21

Good to see you back Nikolay. Interesting shot of this most special island out there in the lake. The foggy background makes it look like an adventure landscape. Well done.

Steft (5962) 2005-07-13 8:24

The sky is a bit white here, but I like the composition with the island to right at 1/3. I like the soft shapes on background. Impressive scenery.

dahkota (99) 2009-02-15 6:38 [Comment]