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Australia The Great Ocean Road2

The biggest War Memorial in the world The Great Ocean Road in Victoria is a 243 km stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between Torquay and Warrnambool.

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Australia The Great Ocean Road2

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  1. The Great Ocean Road The Great Ocean Road The Great Ocean Road is a 243-kilometre stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool

  2. The Twelve Apostles draw tens of thousands of visitors every year. Close to the Great Ocean Road, these lonely rocky stacks were formed some 20 million years ago, created as the sea gradually eroded the soft limestone cliffs between Port Campbell and Princetown

  3. The Great Ocean Road is an important tourist attraction and was added to the National Heritage List in 2011.

  4. Although not as well known as the adjacent Twelve Apostles, it contains some equally breathtaking scenery, including the Island Arch, Muttonbird Island, the Razorback and the Dumpling Pots, all magnificent rock formations.

  5. It is named after the three-masted clipper ship, the Loch Ard, which was wrecked there in 1878 with the loss of the lives of 52 people, on the last night of its voyage from Gravesend in England to Melbourne. Two 18-year-olds survived, and their amazing ordeal can be followed along the numerous walking trails around the gorge.

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