1. The 12 Apostles
A group of limestone stacks near the Port Campbell National Park west of Melbourne make up the 12 Apostles. A sight that many people bill as the eighth wonder of the world is a result of constant erosion by the wind and water of the Southern Ocean. It’s stated that the creation of these stacks started between 10 to 20 million years ago.
Some of the stacks reach up to 45 miles high, but only nine of them exist. This can confuse tourists as they are named the 12 Apostles. The possibility of adding stacks won’t happen because they are starting to collapse slowly.
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