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The Ship Rock at Sunrise

by George Johnston

Category: Earth, Sea & SkyAdded January 1, 200551 views

Deserts

Keywords: Ship Rock, Shiprock, Northwest New Mexico, New Mexico, Navajo Reservation

The Ship Rock in Northwest New Mexico on the Navajo Reservaation is an ancient volcanic core. It is sacred to te Navajo Indians as their culture teaches that it is the tailfeathers and wings of a giant bird that brought the first man and woman to Earth. Anglo settlers gave it the name Ship Roick because from a distance it looks like a ship in full sale
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