Sunset coastline ocean sea great ocean road australia victoria limestone stacks 12 apostles the twelve apostles. The 12 apostles are located 275 kilometer west of. How to get there. The great ocean road is an australian national heritage listed 243 kilometre 151 mi stretch of road along the south eastern coast of australia between the victorian cities of torquay and allansford. The jewel in the crown of the great ocean road and the number one visited attraction in the region is the 12 apostles.
Apostles australia coastline great limestone ocean road sea stacks sunset the twelve victoria. See victorias shipwreck coast as its never been seen before. Sunrise and sunset at 12 apostles along the great ocean road. Sunrise and sunset provide even more impressive scenery.
The twelve apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of port campbell national park by the great ocean road in victoria australia. August is still the middle of winter here in australia and in the victoria region that often means a lot of overcast skies and gray days. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during world war i the road is the worlds largest war memorial. This wallpaper has been tagged with the following keywords.
Rising out of the southern ocean alongside australias famous great ocean road youll find the 12 apostles limestone pillars that were once connected to the mainland cliffs. Though the view from the promontory by the twelve apostles never included twelve stacks additional stacksnot considered part of the apostles. View the 12 apostles at sunrise and sunset as they change colour from dark and foreboding in shadow to brilliant sandy yellow under a full sun. For the first time ever see the 12 apostles judas.
Waves and wind carved them into caves then arches and eventually battered them down into 45 metre 150 foot tall columns. View the 12 apostles at sunrise and sunset as they change color from dark and foreboding in shadow to brilliant sandy yellow under a full sun. Seven of the original eight stacks remain standing at the twelve apostles viewpoint after one collapsed in july 2005. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction.
We still had a wonderful time along the great ocean road as we stared in awe at the rugged windswept coastline every time we stopped.