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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Twelve Apostles

The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the 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.  Be amazed how the limestone stacks rise dramatically from the Southern Ocean.
 
Currently there are eight apostles left, the ninth one of the stacks collapsed dramatically in July 2005.
 Blue skies and sea
 
 
 
 Soaking in the views
 
The apostles were formed by 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 50 metres high.

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