Why it’s great: White sand, algae, and large rocks give this natural formation a unique eye-like appearance.
The “Dragon’s Eye” is a natural depression in the rocks along the northwest coast of Norway that resembles a reptilian eyeball. A boulder at the bottom of the depression protrudes against a background of white sand and layers of algae, forming the pupil of an eye.
“The Dragon’s Eye is a natural feature that likely formed beneath the Fennoscandian ice sheet. The Last Ice Age” Frances Chantelle Nixon“This particular type of glacial landform is called a pothole,” said Dr. Gregory B. Schneider, an associate professor of physical geography and quaternary geology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, in an email to Live Science.
