The Grotto, Victoria

The Grotto is a breakthrough in the rock on the Great Ocean Road near Port Campbell in Victoria, Australia. Its foundation owes natural causes of erosion.

Description and History

The country brand was created by the pressure of the wave motion of the local tidal range and the dissolving influence of salty sea water: In the dry phase during the low tide, the water and the salt of sea water evaporated formed salt crystals, which exerted pressure in the pores, cracks and crevices of the rock and it ablösten. The natural structure got its name because of its bow shape, reminiscent of a cave. The impression that it might be caused by man's hand is strengthened by the horizontally mounted rock strata.

The " cave " was because of their shape and the wooden stairs to reach the viewing platform a tourist attraction on the Great Ocean Road. At low tide, the interior of the cave can be entered, which would otherwise be washed by water. Here, the views of the underlying pool of water is not emptied at low tide opened.

Considered The Grotto of the last stages of the wood stairs