Wild ocean coasts - Great Ocean Road, Victoria
Dec 18, 2020 00:22:46 #
arathorn357
Loc: Sydney, Australia
The GOR is the world's longest war memorial at 150 miles on the southern most ocean coast of mainland Australia - originally constructed by WW1 returned soldiers as a Depression era work creation scheme.
A long but good drive from Melbourne, the sea and the land are in an ongoing battle, where the sea first creates a cave and then enlarges that to create a cut off headland, locally called an "apostle". These images are of the bit of the road called "the ship wreck coast" - when sailing ships did not have much of a keel or the ability to point into the wind, they would frequently get blown onto the coast after having travelled all but 3 hours from London or New York to Melbourne. The prevailing southerly winds can be fierce and blow up from the Antarctic.
There are many walking sites, easily accessed from car parks, dedicated to the lives lost in those ship wrecks.
More history here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Ocean_Road
A long but good drive from Melbourne, the sea and the land are in an ongoing battle, where the sea first creates a cave and then enlarges that to create a cut off headland, locally called an "apostle". These images are of the bit of the road called "the ship wreck coast" - when sailing ships did not have much of a keel or the ability to point into the wind, they would frequently get blown onto the coast after having travelled all but 3 hours from London or New York to Melbourne. The prevailing southerly winds can be fierce and blow up from the Antarctic.
There are many walking sites, easily accessed from car parks, dedicated to the lives lost in those ship wrecks.
More history here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Ocean_Road
Typical headlands, before they become apostles
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A couple of typical apostles
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Caves that will eventually undermine the headland above
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Cave has now cut through the headland forming a "London Bridge" which will eventually collapse
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The land behind the coast is typically vegetate by low scrub in deference to the prevailing salt laden southerly winds
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Occasionally there will be steps down to beaches, giving a scale to the height of the headlands above
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Thank you for the superb introduction and the terrific photos that followed....interesting subjects and history!! 
Dec 19, 2020 13:52:49 #
Wow, great set of a beautiful but dangerous coast line. I think I can smell Abalone from here.
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Great captures and renderings. I am guessing limestone? Please ensure to mull your beer while celebrating down-under :) Enjoy the holidays safely and keep on sharing.
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