Port Campbell National Park
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Port Campbell National Park | |
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IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
Nearest town/city: | Port Campbell |
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Area: | 17.5 km² |
Managing authorities: | Parks Victoria |
Official site: | Port Campbell National Park |
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Port Campbell is a national park in Victoria (Australia), 190 km southwest of Melbourne. The park was established to protect the many spectacular limestone rock formations on and near the coast along the Great Ocean Road.
Popular Tourist Attractions in the Park include:
- The Twelve Apostles
- London Arch (formerly London Bridge)
- Loch Ard Gorge
- The Gibson Steps
- The Grotto
- The Bay of Islands
The park is directly adjoined by the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park.
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The Twelve Apostles, one of the park's many attractions |
The Twelve Apostles, Recent photograph taken in April 2007 |
Sunset at The Twelve Apostles |
An evening shot of The Twelve Apostles |
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