Sea stacks is one of the most beautiful gift of nature to us. From the famous twelve apostles of Australia to the kicker rock there are many sea stacks around the world. But we bring the list 5 best Sea Stacks around the world with their history of formation. So here we go:
1. The Twelve Apostles
The twelve Apostles are large limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
These Apostles are formed as a result of erosion by rain, winds and wild seas.
Now only eight apostles are left because the ninth apostle was destroyed dramatically in July 2015. But the name remains the same.
This site is also known as the name of Sow, the Pigs, and the Pinnacles until 1922.
The rocks are susceptible to further erosion from the waves. In July 2005, the 50 meters tall stack collapsed and only eight remaining. In 2009 it is considered that another stack is fall but that was actually one of the smaller stacks of the Three Sisters formation.
The best time to visit this beautiful site of nature at sunrise or sunset because that time they change color and look beautiful from dark and foreboding in shadow to amazing sandy yellow color under full sun.
2. James Bond Island in Phang Nga Bay
James Bond Island also is known as the name Ko Tapu which is a 20-meter tall limestone Stack. It is located in Phang Nga Bay northeast of Phuket. It is also part of Ao Phang Nga National park.
This island became part of the James Bond movie “The man with Golden Gun” and eventually after that, this place gets international attraction. Therefore, it became famous as James Bond Island.
One feature that makes it distinct from another island that is the famous bay is the number of sheer limestone cliffs that vertically jut out of the emerald green water.
The entire area of this island surrounded indeed spectacular, but it can get famous by its number of tourist boats in high season.
Phang Nga Bay covered an area of 400 km square and is home to 100 islands, many of them could list in the Guinness Book of Records either for their natural beauty or for their beautiful shapes.
James Bond Island, with its signature rocky pinnacle, has been a major attraction of tourists since it seen in the James Bond Movie in 1974. Luckily it is protected under in National Park protection and as a result, no boats are allowed to go near the island because of its precarious position and big on the upper part and relatively slim at the bottom.
There are two best ways to view this island one is from boats and the second is from the small beach on Koh Ping Ghan.
Koh Ping Ghan is the best example of how Mother Nature works its magic. Basically, it is a very high-leaning stack that inside has some small caves.
Ko Tapu is a popular destination for parasailing as well as kayaking. Most of the organized tours to James Bond Island are combined with a visit of other popular islands and usually include a stop for a seafood lunch at the amazing Koh Panyee a nearby Muslim fishing village on stilts.
Most of the tour companies usually hand out plastic bags to protect your camera and it really is best to bring along a snap-shut waterproof camera bag.
If you want more fun on it then you can rent a long tail boat from Surakul Pier in Phang Nga on very few baht for a good three to four hours. And the best thing is that the boat can carry up to ten people.
3. Lange Anna
The Lange Anna is a very beautiful landmark of the small German island Heligoland. It is located in the North Sea. Early this island used to be much larger but the waves slowly destroyed most of the rocks above sea level. The waves are created beautiful compositions such as caves and narrow peninsulas with arches at the bottom level.
When such an arch collapsed a sea stack remained. The 154 feet tall is the result of the collapse of a natural arch in 1868. In the spring season, the stack is surrounded by seabirds, those came to the rock to breed.
It is somewhat similar to the Old Man of Hoy. In 1969 it was declared by the natural monument.
The rock is subject to severe weathering wear and decomposition. One report said that any further effort for its conservation could not do anything but is slow down the process, so the Lange Anna today is consigned to its fate.
Experts assume that an acute danger of collapse of the top two-thirds because of an unstable layer of sands which is 16 meters above sea level and that is the thinnest part of Lange Anna.
4. Kicker Rock
Kicker Rock is also called the Sleeping Lion, or León Dormido. It is a rocky composition and popular dive destination on the western side of the Isla San Cristobal, the easternmost island in the Galápagos archipelago.
This rock represents the remaining of a lava cone but now it split into two parts. There is a mild current which passes through the two rocks, that attracts the hammerhead and Galápagos sharks. It is also home to a large colony of seabirds.
It still remains of a volcanic cone that has been eroded by the sea.
Above the water, the monolithic rock formation tower tall 500 feet above the Pacific Ocean and is home to a number of Tropicbirds, Blue-footed Boobies and Sharks. But the true beauty of this location occurs below the surface of the sea.
The natural intersection of this old cone has created a way between the rocks that provide the model habitat to view a variety of sharks and rays including Spotted Eagle Rays, Whitetip Reef sharks, the deceptive Galapagos Shark.
5. Risin og Kellingin
Risin og Kellingin is the two sea rocks off the northern bank of the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. The name Risin og Kellingin denote ‘The Giant’ and ‘The Witch’ that refers to an old legend about to its origins.
The giant is the 71-meter tall stack further from the bank, and the witch nearest to the land is the 68 meter tall stack.
Geologists assume that the witch currently stands on two legs, will fall into the sea sometime in the next few dickers during the winter session.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the part of the stack broke off.
A legend tells how the giants on the island were envious and decided that they wanted the Faroe. If the giant and the witch were laid down to the Faroe then the Islands bringing them back.
They reached the northwesternmost mountain see map and the giant stayed in the sea while the witch raids the mountain with a heavy rope to tie the islands to move closer to each other.
So that she could push them onto the giant’s back. It is said that when she attached to the rope to the mountain and pulled, the northern part of the mountain was split.
And the second attempts were also unsuccessful, and the contest continued in the night as well, but the base of the mountain was firm and they were unsuccessful to move from its position.
So that the reason as they continued to contest but they forget that time is also passing, and as dawn broke a shaft of sunlight put a stop on their efforts by turning them to stone on the spot.
They have stood there ever since that time, staring longingly across the ocean towards the island.
After that, there are number of versions of this legend are recounted in sources about the Faroe Islands.