Kopjes
K opjes (pronounced as kop-eez) are essentially piles of
ancient rocks that poke through the more recent soils
& surface rocks. They’re formed when softer volcanic
rock and ash that comprise the soils of the Serengeti
region erode to expose the underlying layer of ancient
granite that forced its way upwards from below the
earth’s crust during the Precambrian Era, which is at
least 540 million years ago.
