Island Archway
The Island Archway was a 25 metre high, naturally formed rock arch that lay off Loch Ard Gorge, a bay on the south coast of Victoria, Australia. The gate collapsed on 10 June 2009.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: rock arch in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “The Island Archway”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Port Campbell National Park and The Twelve Apostles.
Port Campbell National Park
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Port Campbell National Park is a Victorian national park in the Southwest Coast of Victoria along the Great Ocean Road. The park is home to the natural icon of Victoria, the 12 Apostles as well as numerous other limestone formations in the area.
The Twelve Apostles
Photo: Ricmik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Twelve Apostles are a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Campbell.
Port Campbell
Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Campbell is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Shire of Corangamite. At the 2016 census, Port Campbell had a population of 478.
Island Archway
- Categories: natural arch, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-38.64894° or 38° 38′ 56″ southLongitude
143.06992° or 143° 4′ 12″ eastOpen location code
4RH59329+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 658654468OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q1581021
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Hausa—“Island Archway” goes by many names.
- German: “Island Archway”
- Hausa: “Hanyar tsibirin Archway”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch Ard Wreck lookout and The Razorback.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Island Archway”. Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.