Wednesday, 12 September 2012

Most Photogenic Sea Cliffs - Amazing Places

1. Rock Dan Bristy height of 50 meters is 80 meters from the shore on the Atlantic coast of Ireland.
2. This rock is popular with bird watchers due to the fact that every year thousands of birds nest here.

3. Rock Sail - is located on the Black Sea coast, 17 km south-east of Gelendzhik, near the village Praskoveevka. Rock stretched perpendicular to the coast. Closest to the shore end of the rock is separated from it by 10 m height 30 m at 25 m

4. Rock Sail is a remnant of the solid sandstone reservoir, which in the past was a part of the coastal array and survived due to its durability and strength.
5. At the bottom of the cliff gaping round hole. The guide book is written that it is pierced by arrows mountain artillery somewhere in the middle of the last century.This is not entirely true. S. Vasyukov, exploring the Black Sea coast, examining the rock, wrote in 1903 that it "... fired from the battleship sailors, allowed four shells, but the wall remains firm, although traces of the nuclei, never broken through the cliff."

6. Old Man Hoy rock in Scotland. Its height is 137 meters.

7. Rock is composed of red sandstone on a basalt pedestal.

8. Located on the western shore of the island of Hoy, Orkney. Age of about 400 years.

9. Rocks Risin og Kellingin the Faroe Islands. The name translates as "Giant" and "Bewitched"

10. The giant 71 meter high by only 2 meters above the Witch

11. Kicker rock in Ecuador, another name for sleeping lion.
12. Located in the Galapagos Islands. Height of 152 meters

13. Formed by underwater volcanic eruption on the cliff nests huge colony of birds.

14. Ko Tapu rock in Thailand. Dwell limestone rock 20 meters.
15. is located 40 meters from the island


17. Scala Balls Pyramide small uninhabited island off the island of Lord - Howe, Australia in which in 1788 he was open. The island resembles a huge sail height is 562m, width 200m.

18. Ball's Pyramid is one of the highest in the land of volcanic cliffs
19. In 2000 the island was discovered previously considered extinct giant insect living stick

20. Old Harry is a rock on the coast of Dorset, England. Rocks are composed of chalk.

21. Rocks quickly washed by the surf. For example, in the 18th century from the shore could pass to the far cliff.

22. "The Twelve Apostles" are wonderful cliffs facing the ocean in Port Campbell National Park in Victoria, Australia

23. The rocks are called the Twelve Apostles, but really rocky peaks was nine. On July 2005, a rock struck, and now have only the apostles vosem.Samy high reaches 45 m in height. Same height cliffs about 70 m
24. At different times of the day is the same landscape looks completely different. Rocks like change color, well into the sunset all are fascinating spectacle.

25. Three Brothers rocks located at the entry to Avacha Bay (bay), in a bay boat. Rocks Three Brothers are coming out of the water three stone pillars. They are located 300 meters from the shoreline.

26. Three Brothers Rocks - a monument of Kamchatka, landmark, frequented by tourists. One of the most photographed and "postcard" tourist facilities on the Kamchatka Peninsula.

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