Balancing rocks of Zimbabwe
{{Short description|Rocks with geomorphological features of igneous in Zimbabwe}}
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| photo_caption = Balancing formation seen in Matobo National Park, known as the Mother and Child inselberg
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Balancing rocks are found in many parts of Zimbabwe. These geomorphological features are formed of igneous rocks. Particularly noteworthy balancing rocks are located in Matobo National Park and near the township of Epworth, to the southeast of Harare.
Notable rocks
File:Zimbabwe $2 Bond Note 2016.png
{{anchor|Domboremari}} The Domboremari, also known as the Money Rock,{{cite journal|last1=Vumbunu|first1=Tonderai|last2=Offat Manyanhaire|first2=Itai|title=Tourisits [sic] arrivals at Chiremba Balancing Rocks in Epworth, Zimbabwe|journal=Journal of sustainable development in Africa|date=2010|volume=12|issue=8|page=245|publisher=Clarion University of Pennsylvania|location=Clarion|language=en-zw|issn=1520-5509}} is a formation of three boulders that form part of the Chiremba Balancing Rocks on the northwestern outskirts of Epworth (at coordinates {{coord|-17.8856|31.1256|type:landmark_region:ZW-I|name=Domboremari (Money Rock)|display=inline}}). This rock formation is notable because it appears in all Zimbabwean banknotes issued since 1981, and is also the prominent feature of the logo of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.{{cite book|author=Paul Murray|title=Zimbabwe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_ir4Y5RphUC&pg=PA166|year=2010|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-295-8|pages=166–}}{{cite book|author1=A. J. Chennells|author2=Flora Veit-Wild|author2-link=Flora Veit-Wild|title=Emerging perspectives on Dambudzo Marechera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jcSgnGrPQUsC&pg=PA153|accessdate=11 February 2011|year=1999|publisher=Africa World Press|isbn=978-0-86543-645-9|pages=153–}}{{Cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/306|title=Matobo Hills:Brief Description|accessdate=11 February 2011|publisher= Unesco.org}}
See also
References
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Category:Landforms of Zimbabwe
Category:Rock formations of Africa
Category:Geography of Harare Province
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