Navel of the World

Navel of the World

Navel of the World is a term which may refer to:

* Easter Island, a location in the south Pacific Ocean
* Omphalos, a Greek term for an ancient stone artifact
* "El Ombligo del Mundo", an earlier name of the Argentinian radio program "La Venganza Será Terrible"
* Foundation Stone in Jerusalem
* Cusco, Peru, in Creation myth
* Fountain of Cho in Mercadia, a fictional environment for the game ""
* "Navel of the World" part of the Music of the Chrono series of video games
* Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, as referred to by author William Heinesen
* Mythical sites on Japanese maps
* Pacanda island on Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico
* "Umbilicum mundi", a major plot device in Umberto Eco's novel "Foucault's Pendulum"
* Baboquivari Peak Wilderness in Arizona
* The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountain range in Colombia, as defined by the Arhuacos tribe


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