Olga [Mountain] - Olga

Japanese: オルガ[山] - おるが
Olga [Mountain] - Olga

…The largest single rock in the world. It is a hill with a height of 335m (868m above sea level) and a circumference of 10km. It is designated as a national park along with Mount Olga (1069m above sea level), a similar rocky mountain 30km to the west. Its color changes with the movement of the sun. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Olga Mountain" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…単一の岩としては世界最大。比高335m(標高868m),周囲10kmの残丘で,西30kmの同様の岩山オルガ山(標高1069m)とともに国立公園に指定。太陽の移動につれて刻々と色が変わる。…

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