The Twelve Apostels - Australia

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Jennifer Ziesch
State Authority for Mining, Energy and Geology, Hannover, Germany

I took this image during a field campaign in Australia in November 2013.

The waves of the ocean erode the soft limestone rocks and form a cave, which later became an arch. After a while the arch collapsed and leave a rock stack.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 6.9 MB Width 4449 px Height 2970 px Aspect 1483:990 Brand Canon Model EOS 600D Exposure 18 mm f/10 1/250 s ISO 100 Taken 17 November 2013 Coordinates -38.6659, 143.1044 Tint Pale blue Submitted 20 February 2015

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