Write short note on monumental Rocks.
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Monument Rocks (also Chalk Pyramids) are a series of large chalk formations in Gove County, Kansas, rich in fossils. The formations were the first landmark chosen by the US Department of the Interior as a National Natural Landmark. The chalk formations reach a height of up to 70 ft (21 m) and include formations such as buttes and arches. The carbonate deposits were laid down during the Cretaceous Period in what was then the Western Interior Seaway, which split the continent of North America into two landmasses. They are estimated to have been formed 80 million years ago.
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A series of large chalk formations in Gove county, Kansas are called Monument Rocks. These are rich in fossils. Usually seventy foot is the height of the chalk formations. These formations include buttes and arches.
One of the eight Wonders of Kansas is the joint name of Monument Rocks, twenty five miles south of Oakley kanas and Caster Rock, thirty miles to the east.