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Rock
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Name Rock of Arnmod
Geography
State Seven
Archipelago Nations Archipelago
Highest point 32 m

The Rock of Arnmod is a remarkable Lovian rock off the American Island coast in the Blue Sea. It is located about 60 meters off the coast of the island. One of the reasons for its notability is that the surface resembles a human face. It is named after George Arnmod, the first person who ever photographed it (in 1894). Before this date, it was simply known as The Rock. Arnmod is also well known for introducing gannets from Newfoundland.

General Information[]

Geography[]

Several geologists have suggested that the rock is the remains of an volcano that was later eroded away; however this is disputed. It is about 25 meters wide and 30 meters long.

Gannets on arnmod

Gannets nesting on the Rock

Ecology[]

Few animals or plants can survive on this tiny rock. The exceptions are molluscs and small numbers of seabirds that nest occasionly. Of especial interest are the gannets that were imported from Newfoundland by adventurer George Arnmod.

Geology[]

The rock is rich in several minerals, especially sodium and potassium. In 1926 an entrepreneur removed several tons of the rock, reducing its height by 2 meters before access to the rock was hastily banned. Another mineral is bazirite, which is unique to the rock.

Disasters[]

The Rock is famous for its danger to shipping and the several disasters that have been caused by it. The most famous of these was in 1874, when Founding Father Ole Nielsen attempted to explore the northern islands of Lovia. The ship was driven by a strom into the Rock and went down. Only 6 of the crew (including Nielsen) survived, being powerful swimmers. They were forced to spend the follwing nine months on the island which later would be called American Island.

History[]

The Rock was first discovered by Nielsen as described above. However it was not explored until adventurer brothers Robert and George Arnmod climbed to the top. The nails which were used to climb up the side can still be seen. George, a skilled photographer, took several pictures of the Rock.

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