The Twelve Apostles. by blinkings
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I've just returned from our surf trip along the wild southern coast of Australia. It's been great. This is a rock formation known as The Twelve Apostles. It's a gorgeous collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park. There are only 8 left due to erosion. The harsh and extreme weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed; leaving rock stacks up to 45 metres high. On 3 July 2005, a 50 metre tall stack collapsed, leaving eight remaining. I have attached a photo I found online of the area before the most recent collapse. Due to wave action eroding the cliff face existing headlands are expected to become new limestone stacks in the future.
VERY zoooomable!
Comments (15)
prutzworks
impressive eroded coastal rockformations great shot, thanks for sharing
durleybeachbum
How wonderful this view is! Our Jurrasic Coast very near where I live has the same rocks, but yours seem pinker.
Gammacrucis
Very nice Australian seascape ! interesting and cool rock formation, thank you for explanation! and great photo too ^:^
jayfar
This is a beautiful picture Andrew.
Greywolf44
Really great image, Andrew. Luckily Australia has a relatively small population and you'll be able to save and keep most of your pristine coastline for generations. Yeah the natural weathering forces will slowly reclaim a lot, but that is the way it should be!
ichtvan
Fantastic capture of these rocks !!! Very impressive.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Interesting narrative and thanks for the older image, I like yours better of course :)
TranxG
Great photo.
MrsRatbag
What a wild and beautiful coastline!
Faemike55
Beautiful and cool scene! Thanks for sharing this view
CavalierLady
Stunning Landscape! Color, light, contrast - your processing is perfect!
dwarvenkind
Cool.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
debbielove
Magnificent! All you can say about this fact is, at least its nature causing this and not man himself.. Makes a change really.. Rob
danapommet
An outstanding capture and zoom Andrew. Thanks for the information too!