Magnetic Hill (India)

Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India.
A sign near the Magnetic Hill in Ladakh, India.

Magnet Hill is a "gravity hill" located near Leh in Ladakh, India.[1] The layout of the area and surrounding slopes creates an optical illusion that the downhill road is actually an uphill road. Objects and cars on the hill may appear to roll "uphill" in defiance of gravity when they are, in fact, rolling downhill.[2]

The other two such magnetic hills are in Gujarat. One is near Bhuj (Kalo dungar - the black hills) and other at Tulsi Shyam.


See also

References

  1. "Magnetic Hill Leh, Jammu & Kashmir". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. "NOTHING MAGNETIC ABOUT MAGNETIC HILL". 31 July 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

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