Port Campbell National Park
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Port Campbell National Park takes in the best known and most spectacular stretch of the Great Ocean Road, with magnificent views of a series of interesting rock formations - the Twelve Apostles, Muttonbird Island, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge. The Shipwreck Trail Coastal Walk running along the top of the cliffs has memorial tablets recalling the many shipwrecks on this coast, such as that of the clipper Loch Ard which ran aground on a reef in 1878 with the loss of 52 lives. Also impressive are the cliffs to the west of Peterborough, the Bay of Martyrs and the Bay of Islands. The limestone rocks along the coast have been eaten away over millions of years by fierce waves and winds, creating gorges and gullies, arches, blowholes and sheer, rugged cliffs.
Port Campbell National Park takes in the best known and most spectacular stretch of the Great Ocean Road, with magnificent views of a series of interesting rock formations - the Twelve Apostles, Muttonbird Island, London Bridge, Loch Ard Gorge. The Shipwreck Trail Coastal Walk running along the top of the cliffs has memorial tablets recalling the many shipwrecks on this coast, such as that of the clipper Loch Ard which ran aground on a reef in 1878 with the loss of 52 lives. Also impressive are the cliffs to the west of Peterborough, the Bay of Martyrs and the Bay of Islands. The limestone rocks along the coast have been eaten away over millions of years by fierce waves and winds, creating gorges and gullies, arches, blowholes and sheer, rugged cliffs.
Address:
Parks Victoria Information Line, Level 10 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
Tips: Best time to visit: late spring to autumn.
Access from Princetown to west of Peterborough the Great Ocean Road runs along the coast and through the park.
Warning: Bathers should beware of dangerous waves and currents under the cliffs.
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Natural bridge at Port Campbell National Park in Victoria, Australia, along the Great Ocean Road.
Shoreline of Victoria in Port Campbell National Park, Australia.
Aerial view over Port Campbell.
