The Great Ocean Road is one of Victoria's most beautiful coastal drives, which serves as an important tourist attraction in this area. Actually, It is a 243-kilometer stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. This Great Ocean Road traverses rainforests, as well as beaches and cliffs composed of limestone and sandstone. It is a witness for having the most spectacular 12 Apostles which are magnificent rock stacks that rise up majestically from the Southern Ocean on Victoria's dramatic coastline. These twelve Apostles are actually limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park.
It is believed that these apostles were formed by erosion. The harsh and extreme weather conditions from the southern ocean gradually eliminated the soft limestone to form caves in the cliffs, which then became the arches, which in turn collapsed and leaving rock stacks up to 50 meters high. Due to this erosion, there are only eight Apostles are left. The Great Ocean Road is listed in the Australian National Heritage list. It was added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2011. It is believed that this road is the world's largest war memorial, just because it is built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and also dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I.
The road travels via Anglesea, Lorne, Apollo Bay, and Port Campbell, and the rest of the part is notable for its natural limestone and sandstone rock formations including London Arch, The Grotto, The Twelve Apostles, and Loch Ard Gorge. There is a 45-kilometer section of the Great Ocean Road that comes between Lorne and Apollo Bay, is responsible for the annual "Great Ocean Road Marathon". The Great Ocean Walk was opened in 2004, which connects 104 km of walking trails that follow the coastline near the Great Ocean Road, stretching from Apollo Bay to the 12 Apostles.
The London Arch is a very famous tourist attraction along the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell. It is an offshore natural arch formation in the Port Campbell National Park.
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