Back to photostream

Flinders Blowhole and Little Bird Rock : When the winds are howling . . .

This image is included in a gallery "Beautiful Nature Shots, Vol. 4" curated by John Russell.

 

Flinders Blowhole is on the left whereas Little Bird Rock is on the right. Little Bird Rock (basalt) is the home to many water birds.

 

The Flinders Blowhole lies hidden amongst the cliffs bounded by Cape Schanck and Flinders. Just off Boneo Road and at the bottom of the Blowhole Track lies an elephant shaped rock that projects out into the Bass Strait. A measured combination of the tide, wind direction and swell, gives meaning to the name “blowhole”. Waves can be seen smashing into the exposed rock and spraying metres in to the air if the conditions align.

 

Cape Schanck is a locality in the Australian state of Victoria. It is the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula and separates the wild ocean waters of Bass Strait from the slightly calmer waters of Western Port.

 

This image was taken using my SONY mobile phone XZ XPERIA PREMIUM.

 

5,537 views
149 faves
278 comments
Uploaded on October 17, 2019
Taken on October 11, 2019