Ehalkivi
Biggest glacial boulder in Estonia
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Ehalkivi (lit. 'Sunset Glow Boulder') is an erratic boulder in Letipea, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia; for its volume is the largest of its kind in Estonia,[1] and one of the largest of its kind in the glaciation area of North Europe.[2]
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| Coordinates: 59.5498°N 26.5876°E | |
| Location | Near Letipea |
| Formed by | pegmatite |
| Geology | glacial erratic |
Geologically the boulder had originally formed as a pegmatite-type intrusive magmatic rock.[2]
Dimensions
- Height: 7.6 m[2]
- Circumference: 49.6 (measured at 1.5 m from water surface)[2]
- Volume: 930 m3[2]
- Mass: ca 2,500 t[citation needed]
