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Caves, Arches, Stacks and Stumps – Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

Caves, Arches, Stacks and Stumps – Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. Location Map. Antarctica. Melbourne. London Bridge – a former arch. The Arch near London Bridge.

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Caves, Arches, Stacks and Stumps – Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

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  1. Caves, Arches, Stacks and Stumps – Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

  2. Location Map Antarctica Melbourne

  3. London Bridge – a former arch

  4. The Arch near London Bridge • Hydraulic erosion wearing away the arch and, with weathering from above, the arch will eventually collapse like London Bridge.

  5. Powerful waves as nearest land is Antarctica – very large fetch.

  6. Wave cut notch • Limestone cliffs with visible bedding planes and cracks. • Limestone discoloured by iron washed down from soil above.

  7. Cave near London Bridge

  8. The Twelve Apostles Stacks left by a receding coastline due to coastal erosion. Used to be twelve now only eight. Next one to go? Ninth Apostle collapsed July 2005 during storm

  9. New stack being formed?

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