Felsbogen on the Great Ocean Road collapsed.

From the rock Felsentor Two: One of the most famous rock formations, Australia, Iceland Archway is broken. For a chain of limestone formations on the Great Ocean Road, including the Twelve Apostles.

 

Sydney - The Archway Iceland is past. The more than 25 meters high arch in front of the southeast coast of Australia collapsed. The unusual rock formation is on the fifth continent as well known as the Long Anna on Helgoland in Germany and was a tourist magnet.

On Wednesday were only two high pillars at the Great Ocean Road to see. The zerborstenen pieces of connecting piece were below the water surface in the sea. "We got on Wednesday morning, a report from one of our helicopter pilots that the formation was broken," said Natasha Rangerin Johnson of Port Campbell National Park in the Australian news agency AAP. "There were a lot of dirt in the water. The arch had collapsed, and now we have two islands."

As early as 2005 was nearby stone tower from the "Twelve Apostles" series is also on the coastal road west of Melbourne collapsed. It is relatively soft limestone, which each year by wind and weather to lose weight. "This shows how fragile the coast," said Peter Abbott, who lives nearby, on the radio. "If this falls into the water once, it probably solves almost like sugar."

"It is very sad," said Johnson, "at the same time I find it very exciting." The collapse was a very good example of the forces of nature. "The coastline is developing more and more? And will be redesigned." The Iceland Archway will most likely retain its name, but probably will go with a documentary explains how the formation originally looked.