The Twelve Apostels - Australia
by 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.
Taken on 17
November
2013
Submitted on 20 February 2015
Categories
- European Geosciences Union (260)
- Field (2449)
- Geodynamics (313)
- Ocean Sciences (274)
- Soil System Sciences (778)
- Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (417)
- Tectonics and Structural Geology (460)
Location
- Oceania (200)
- Australia and New Zealand (189)
- Australia (74)
- Exact location (143.1044 E, -38.6659 S)
Tags
sediment, ocean, nature, australia, 12apostels, greatoceanroad
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Credit: Jennifer Ziesch (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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