Kummakivi

Kummakivi is a large balancing rock in , . The 7-metre-long boulder is a that lies on a convex bedrock surface with such a small footprint that it almost appears to be moving, but so firmly that it cannot be rocked with human force.
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  • Type: Stone
  • Description: rock formation in Ruokolahti, Finland
  • Also known as: The Odd Stone” and “The Strange Rock

Kummakivi

Latitude
61.49333° or 61° 29′ 36″ north
Longitude
28.43009° or 28° 25′ 48″ east
Elevation
130 metres (427 feet)
Open location code
9GHCFCVJ+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4277398393
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­stone
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
10103368
Wiki­data ID
Q18682083
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Kummakivi” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Կումմակիվի
  • Asturian: Kummakivi
  • Bengali: কুম্মাকিভি
  • Bulgarian: Кумакиви
  • Cebuano: Kummakivi
  • Czech: Kummakivi
  • Finnish: Kummakivi
  • French: Kummakivi
  • German: Kummakivi
  • Hebrew: קומאקיווי
  • Italian: Kummakivi
  • Latvian: Kumakivi akmens
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kummakivi
  • Russian: Куммакиви
  • Swedish: Kummakivi
  • Tamil: கும்மகிவி
  • Ukrainian: Куммаківі
  • Urdu: کوماکوی
  • Vietnamese: Kummakivi
  • Võro: Kummakivi
  • Western Panjabi: کوماکوی
  • Kummakivi

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