The Twelve Apostles (Victoria)

Not to be confused with Apostles in the New Testament or Twelve Apostles (mountains).

The Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles is located in Corangamite Shire
The Twelve Apostles
The Twelve Apostles
Location within Shire of Corangamite and, inset, Victoria
Geography
LocationNear Port Campbell, Victoria
Coordinates38°39′57″S 143°06′16″E / 38.66583°S 143.10444°E / -38.66583; 143.10444
Administration
Australia
StateVictoria
LGAShire of Corangamite

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. The Twelve Apostles are located on the traditional lands of the Eastern Maar peoples.[1]

Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Eight of the original nine stacks remain standing at the Twelve Apostles' viewpoint, after one collapsed in July 2005.[2] Though the view from the promontory by the Twelve Apostles never included twelve stacks, additional stacks—not considered part of the Apostles group—are located to the west within the national park.[3]

  1. ^ "About". Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Twelve Apostles". parkweb.vic.gov.au. Parks Victoria Information Centre. Archived from the original on 22 August 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ Thomas Hunter (September 28, 2009). "Sister, not apostle, crumbles into sea". theage.com.au. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved April 24, 2019.