Shiprock in the Navajo Nation of New Mexico
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Shiprock in the Navajo Nation of New Mexico
Millions of years ago, a mountain shrouded Shiprock from view. The volcanic plug - a hardened magma plug that stops up a volcano - formed and after millions of years of erosion, the mountain washed away, leaving Shiprock exposed. The Navajo people call it the ‘winged rock’ as their creation myth includes the tale of giant, supernatural birds, one of which landed atop Shiprock. Europeans call it Shiprock because of the rock’s resemblance to a 19th-century clipper. That natural stone wall leading to Shiprock is the volcanic ‘throat’ that once channelled molten rock to the crater.
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