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The Twelve Apostles are a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Despite their name, it is possible that there were never 12 rock stacks [1]. Seven of the original nine stacks ...
The Twelve Apostles Marine National Park is a protected marine national park located on the south-west coast of Victoria, Australia. The 7,500-hectare (19,000-acre) marine park is situated near Port Campbell and is named after the scenic Twelve Apostles rock stacks , and contains the wreck of the clipper Loch Ard , wrecked on Mutton Bird Island ...
The Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia stretches from Cape Otway to Port Fairy, a distance of approximately 130 km. This coastline is accessible via the Great Ocean Road, and is home to the limestone formations called The Twelve Apostles. Explorer Matthew Flinders said of the Shipwreck Coast, "I have seldom seen a more fearful section of ...
Winding through varying terrain along the coast, and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction. Aerial panorama of the coastal township of Anglesea, Victoria, on the Great Ocean Road
Loch Ard Gorge panorama, July 2005 Aerial views of Loch Ard Gorge and Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia. The Loch Ard Gorge is part of Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia, about three minutes' drive west of The Twelve Apostles.
The Gibson Steps, from the air, looking northeast Gibson Beach from Saddle Lookout. The Gibson Steps are an area of cliffs on the south coast of Australia, located at The cliffs are the first sightseeing stopoff in Port Campbell National Park for travellers heading West along the Great Ocean Road, located about 2 minutes drive from The Twelve Apostles.
The Island Archway was part of a series of free-standing limestone formations on the Great Ocean Road that includes the Twelve Apostles. As early as January 1990, another rock arch on this coast, the inner arch of the London Bridge, had collapsed. The stability of these cliffs is short-lived in geological terms.
The Twelve Apostles, a collection of natural limestone stacks standing just off shore near Port Campbell. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction.