Geological Oddities in Canada

Discover 26 places tagged “geological oddities” in Canada.

Tiverton, Nova Scotia

Balancing Rock

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

Souris, Prince Edward Island

Singing Sands Beach

A walk along this white sand beach creates a symphony.

Prelate, Saskatchewan

Great Sand Hills

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

The Smoking Hills, as seen from the sea.

Inuvik, Unorganized, Northwest Territories

The Smoking Hills

These hellish-looking cliffs in the Canadian Arctic have been burning for centuries.

Red Rock Coulee

Red Rock Coulee

Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.

Little Limestone Lake

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.

Carcross Desert

Carcross, Yukon

Carcross Desert

This tiny square mile of Canadian sand was once considered the world's smallest desert.

The Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park.

Division No. 9, Subd. A, Newfoundland and Labrador

The Tablelands

This rocky spread has been squeezed up directly from the bowels of the earth.

Rivière-Koksoak, Québec

Pingualuit Crater Lake

A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

Sandstone arch

Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island

Red Sands of Prince Edward Island

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Nettilling Lake (background) lies on Baffin Island

Baffin Region, Nunavut

Nettilling Lake

This landlocked lake is the world's largest on an island.

Okotoks, Alberta

Big Rock Erratic

This massive and unusual rock formation near Okotoks is the world's largest known glacial erratic.

The Badlands Guardian

A face emerges from the landscape when seen from the air.

Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec

Lake Manicouagan

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

Mount Thor

Mount Thor

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.

Low tide

Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick

Hopewell Rocks

Iconic rock formations that allow for exploration during high or low tide.