Before it was known as the 12 Apostles, known as Sow and Pigs, as the Muttonbird island was the sow, and the stacks were the pigs. What’s Left of ThemĪlthough their name suggests there were once twelve stacks, the region only ever had nine stacks. After a while, the caves sections started to waver, with the arched rock above the hollow eventually caved in from lack of support, leaving behind large rock pillars significantly separate from the mainland cliffs. However, years of rough storms and salt water waves beating against the cliff tops slowly cut the rock away, battering against the pillars until small hollow sections and eventually, caves started to emerge. Back then, the land stretched out further, with the apostle’s stacks being one with the Great Ocean Road’s landscape. The Twelve Apostles formed over twenty million years ago all from what we call erosion. With the continuous erosion of sea water and weather slowly cutting them away until these apostles will eventually cease to exist. The apostles formed millions of years ago, but sadly over time, the number of stacks have dropped. Glorious limestone stacks emerging from the choppy seas, scattering along the coast for a breathtaking sight. One of the Great Ocean Road’s number one tourist highlight is the Twelve Apostles. How many of the 12 apostles are still standing? Listed as the ultimate tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road, but are the Twelve Apostles even twelve anymore?
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