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Great Ocean Road National Park

The Great Ocean Road works its way along the stunning coastline of Victoria's south-west. It is recognized as one of the world's most scenic drives.

蜿蜒在波濤洶涌和山巒起伏之間的大洋路，是全球最壯觀的海邊公路，乃維多利瑰寶，也是游覽澳州必去的風景地。它依山傍海，順著海岸線勾勒出澳大利亞南岸的輪廓，在眾多的海岸公路中，大洋路是路途最崎嶇、最綺麗、最壯美的奇幻之路。

After Princetown, the Great Ocean Road offers dramatic coastal scenery, an amazing collection of most impressive scenery spots, including Gibsons Steps, The Twelve Apostles, Loch Ard Gorge, London Bridge, The Grotto, Bay of Martyrs, and Bay of Islands.

Gibsons Steps

The first sightseeing stopoff in Port Campbell National Park

high vertical cliffline - view from Gibsons Steps viewing platform

Using steps to negotiate down the sheer limestone cliffs to the beach below

The steps were carved into the cliff by local settler Hugh Gibson who worked on traditional access used by the original inhabitants

the staircase is with 86 steps

elegant vegetables near the staircase

Standing below these cliffs you can really get a perspective of the sheer size of the cliffs

to be dwarfed by the 70-metre high vertical cliffline

rock formation

enormous offshore rock stack

actually two offshore rock stacks – Gog and MaGog in local vernacular(本地話方言)

These two enormous rock stacks are not belonged to the famous Twelve Apostles

Twelve Apostles

an awe-inspiring formations and a beautiful natural phenomenon that represents a group of rock formations, standing amidst the waves of the coast

示意圖

crossing over the tunnel then arriveing the lookouts of the Twelve Apostles

various lookouts offering breathtaking views

The formation of the natural phenomenon, Twelve Apostles started centuries and centuries ago. The stormiest ever wind of the Southern Ocean gradually undermining the soft limestone rocks, eventually formed prettycaves. Over time the influence of natural forces gradually caves form the arches, which in the course of further erosion collapses which causes separation resulting in isolated rocks, known today as the Twelve Apostles.

十二門徒石形成於海水對石灰岩懸崖的侵蝕。在過去的1000-2000萬年裡，南大洋的風暴和充滿爆炸力的大風，慢慢侵蝕著鬆軟的石灰岩懸崖，並在其上形成許多洞穴。洞穴逐漸變成拱門，而當拱門坍塌後，這些高達45米的巨石就從大陸岸邊分離出去

sheer cliffs with delightful vegetables below

long boardwalks above the cliffs

The maximum height of the Twelve Apostles is 45 meters

From the rock miracles of the Twelve Apostles are now only eight that remain strong, this is due to erosion of the soft limestone rocks that are in constant contact with salty sea water, wind and sun.