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Kigilyakh
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thumb|300px|Kigilyakhs in the Ulakhan-Sis Range thumb|300px|Kigilyakhs on Chetyryokhstolbovoy Island, East Siberian Sea

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Kigilyakh

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thumb|300px|Kigilyakhs in the Ulakhan-Sis Range thumb|300px|Kigilyakhs on Chetyryokhstolbovoy Island, East Siberian Sea

Kigilyakh or kisiliyakh (; , plural kihilēxlere) are pillar-like natural rock formations looking like tall monoliths standing more or less isolated. Usually they are composed of granite or sandstone shaped as a result of cryogenic weathering. Most kigilyakhs formed during the Early Cretaceous and are about 120 million years old.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kigilyakh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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