31. Mukurob

The Mukurob or ‘Finger of God’ is the result of 50,000 years of erosion to the Weissrand Plateau. Mukurob was more than the biggest tourist attraction in Namibia’s Namib desert. It was the center of many geological studies and inspired many tales and legends amid the Nama people, an ethnic group living within the southern regions of Africa.

The Mukurob collapsed from the mountain on the night of December 7, 1988. Nobody was sure exactly how it happened, but it was assumed that the rainstorms from the week prior weakened the pillar. However, other sources point to an earthquake that happened in Armenia. The quack registered quite heavily in Namibia.