12 Apostles : Sunny summer morning . . .
This image is included in 8 galleries 1) "Favourite Landscapes" curated by MK Hardy, 2) "Force of Nature" by Northern_Nights, 3) "my gallery" by Christopher Robert Hudson, 4) "beauty in nature" by Elizabeth Underwood, 5) "Beach" by cristian salvadori, 6) "Gallery One" by Jeff Carter, 7) "LANDSCAPE VOL 18" by Jean-paul Vancoppenolle and 8) "La Planète des oiseaux (133)" by Laval Roy.
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Currently there are eight apostles left but the name remains significant and spectacular especially in the Australian tourism industry. The apostles were formed by erosion: the harsh and extreme weather conditions from the South 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 45metres high. The site was known as the Sow and Piglets until 1922 (Muttonbird Island, near Loch Ard Gorge, was the Sow, and the smaller rock stacks were the Piglets); after which it was renamed to The Apostles for tourism purposes. The formation eventually became known as the Twelve Apostles.
There were never 12 rock stacks here, and they were not always called the Apostles - Sow and Piglets did not remain as a name for long. There were nine rock stacks at the beginning of the 21st century. Then at 9:18am on 3 July 2005, one of them collapsed. Another collapsed in 2009.
From this angle we can only see 5 stacks.
(explored May 21, 2021 #49)
12 Apostles : Sunny summer morning . . .
This image is included in 8 galleries 1) "Favourite Landscapes" curated by MK Hardy, 2) "Force of Nature" by Northern_Nights, 3) "my gallery" by Christopher Robert Hudson, 4) "beauty in nature" by Elizabeth Underwood, 5) "Beach" by cristian salvadori, 6) "Gallery One" by Jeff Carter, 7) "LANDSCAPE VOL 18" by Jean-paul Vancoppenolle and 8) "La Planète des oiseaux (133)" by Laval Roy.
The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Currently there are eight apostles left but the name remains significant and spectacular especially in the Australian tourism industry. The apostles were formed by erosion: the harsh and extreme weather conditions from the South 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 45metres high. The site was known as the Sow and Piglets until 1922 (Muttonbird Island, near Loch Ard Gorge, was the Sow, and the smaller rock stacks were the Piglets); after which it was renamed to The Apostles for tourism purposes. The formation eventually became known as the Twelve Apostles.
There were never 12 rock stacks here, and they were not always called the Apostles - Sow and Piglets did not remain as a name for long. There were nine rock stacks at the beginning of the 21st century. Then at 9:18am on 3 July 2005, one of them collapsed. Another collapsed in 2009.
From this angle we can only see 5 stacks.
(explored May 21, 2021 #49)