Posted on 07/06/2005 10:53:37 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -
One of Australia's 12 Apostles has disappeared. One of nine limestone stacks that made up the famous landmark off Australia's southern coast collapsed into the Indian Ocean on Sunday - apparently a victim of coastal erosion.
Park ranger Alex Green said a family of sightseers watched in amazement as the 150-foot tower collapsed, leaving only eight stacks.
"They said it sort of shimmered or shuddered and then fractured and collapsed straight down on itself - it was almost like a building demolition," he said.
The formation off Victoria State, called the 12 Apostles even though there had been only nine outcroppings, draws tens of thousands of tourists each year. It stands close to the Great Ocean Road, which winds along the coast.
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Here is a picture of them prior to the one collapsing:
http://www.mck.com.au/users/brett/images_ta/12Apostles04.jpg
Beautiful!
The one named Judas?
Which one is gone now?
The one that's not there anymore
See the link at post #3....
In the photo in post #7, the one closest to the camera...
It is the one that is closest to the camera....it appears to me.
I want to go to Australia....
Doesn't everyone?
When I was in Melbourne 3 years ago, our tour guide kept joking to us, 'if any of you catch an apostle falling into the sea-on tape-just remember, (Something) Tours has part rights.' Seriously, it's sad to hear this, they are an impressive sight. But that is nature's way.
Global warming..blame Bush..Kyoto...
I was down that way a few years ago -- the Great Ocean Road is one of the most spectacular drives in the world. All that, and wallabies too -- what more could you want?
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