The Twelve Apostles ( Victoria ) - wikipedia The Twelve Apostles ( Victoria ) The Twelve Apostles The Twelve Apostles Location within Shire of Corangamite and, inset, Victoria Geography Location Near Port Campbell, Victoria 38 ° 39 ′ 57 '' S 143 ° 06 ′ 16 '' E ﻿ / ﻿ 38.66583 ° S 143.10444 ° E ﻿ / - 38.66583 ; 143.10444 Administration Australia State Victoria LGA Shire of Corangamite The Twelve Apostles is a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. There are eight Apostles left, the ninth having collapsed dramatically in July 2005. The name remains significant and spectacular, especially in the Australian tourism industry. Contents 1 Formation and history 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Formation and history The apostles were formed by erosion : The harsh and extreme weather conditions from the Southern Ocean gradually eroded the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became arches, which in turn collapsed ; leaving rock stacks up to 50 metres high. Because of this erosion, there are fewer than ten remaining. The site was known as the Sow and Pigs ( Muttonbird Island, near Loch Ard Gorge, was the ' Sow ', and the smaller rock stacks were the `` Piglets '' ), the Pinnacles or the Twelve Apostles. The formation eventually became known as the Twelve Apostles, despite only ever having nine stacks. In 2002, the Port Campbell Professional Fishermens Association unsuccessfully attempted to block the creation of a proposed marine national park at the Twelve Apostles location, but were satisfied with the later Victorian Government decision not to allow seismic exploration at the same site by Benaris Energy ; believing it would harm marine life. The stacks are susceptible to further erosion from the waves. On 3 July 2005, a 50 - metre - tall ( 160 ft ) stack collapsed, leaving eight standing. On 25 September 2009, it was thought that another of the stacks had fallen, but this was actually one of the smaller stacks of the Three Sisters formation. The rate of erosion at the base of the limestone pillars is approximately 2 cm per year. Due to wave action eroding the cliff face existing headlands are expected to become new limestone stacks in the future. 2003 before the collapse 2010 after the collapse See also Twelve Apostles Marine National Park Gibson Steps London Arch ( formerly London Bridge ) Loch Ard Gorge References Jump up ^ `` Twelve Apostles ''. Visit Victoria. Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Jump up ^ Biunv ( 1 January 1898 ). `` A picturesque resort ''. The Leader. p. 36. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016. Jump up ^ La Canna, Xavier & Murphy, Mathew ( 4 July 2005 ). `` Ninth Apostle crumbles ''. The Age. Jump up ^ `` Port Campbell bid to block marine national park ''. www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 April 2002. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Jump up ^ `` Fishermen welcome decision against national park seismic exploration ''. www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Jump up ^ `` Otway Basin seismic survey work set to start ''. www.abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 October 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2010. Jump up ^ `` Apostles lose one of their own ''. CNN. 4 July 2005. Jump up ^ Hunter, Thomas ( 28 September 2009 ). Sister, not apostle, crumbles into sea. The Age. Jump up ^ ( At a destructive rate of 2 - 3 cm per year ) Jump up ^ Porter, Geoff ( 2006 ). Little Bites of Australia. Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu. p. 203. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Twelve Apostles ( Victoria ). Official website Visitor attractions on the Great Ocean Road Attractions Bay of Islands Coastal Park Bells Beach Cape Bridgewater Gibson Steps Great Otway National Park The Grotto Loch Ard Gorge London Arch Point Addis Marine National Park Port Campbell National Park The Twelve Apostles Twelve Apostles Marine National Park Towns Aireys Inlet Anglesea Apollo Bay Barwon Heads Bellbrae Camperdown Colac Eastern View Fairhaven Geelong Jan Juc Lavers Hill Lorne Moggs Creek Peterborough Port Campbell Port Fairy Princetown Separation Creek Torquay Warrnambool Wye River Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Twelve_Apostles_(Victoria)&oldid=814941988 '' Categories : Stacks ( geology ) Landforms of Victoria ( Australia ) Landmarks in Australia Rock formations of Australia Tourist attractions in Victoria ( Australia ) Cliffs of Australia Anthropomorphic geographic features Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cebuano Čeština Cymraeg Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Lietuvių Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk پنجابی Polski Русский Српски / srpski Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt Winaray 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 December 2017, at 20 : 24. 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Question: what type of rock is the twelve apostles
Answer: limestone stacks