BillTheBinMan 0 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Quote: It was a case of now you see it, now you don’t for a tour guide who unwittingly stumbled upon the collapse of part of one of Australia’s most popular natural landmarks. Neil Sander was leading a group of tourists to view the 12 Apostles limestone formations off the coast of southwestern Victoria on Friday afternoon when he came across a pile of rubble in the ocean. A day earlier the site had had an impressive rock looming out of the sea at the same location. It was evidence that yet another of the limestone pillars – which are visible along the Great Ocean Road tourist route – had lost its fight with Mother Nature. Mr Sander said he was shocked when he returned to the area on Friday and the small stack of limestone was nothing but a pile of rubble barely visible just a few feet above sea level. My friend was there before and after. Never got round to going yet. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Apparently they got it wrong ... they THOUGHT it was one of the 8 remaining 12 apostles (even though there were never actually 12 in the same spot) .... but it is not. It was one of the "3 Sisters" that fell. Link to news story Originally Posted By: from said news story A rock stack that crumbled into the sea off Victoria's coast on Friday is not one of the Twelve Apostles, but in fact part of a formation known as the Three Sisters. It was originally thought the rock formation was one of the eight remaining Twelve Apostles off Port Campbell along Victoria's Great Ocean Road. However, Parks Victoria now says it is the smallest of the group known as the Three Sisters, which can be seen from the Razorback Lookout at Loch Ard. Seeing as these are transitory limestone formations caused by erosion, that WILL fall into a pile of rubble - regularly - and new ones will form, one wonders at the intelligence of a nation that gives them quantifiable names... Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 3 Sisters in the Blue Mountains ? Link to post Share on other sites
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