Sea Stacks

Connected Sites: 13

A Sea Stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast, isolated by erosion. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_stack.

Connected Sites

  • Lord Howe Island
    Inscribed: 1982
    3.53
    20
    5
    Ball's Pyramid
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.62
    141
    9
    Kicker Rock (Off San Cristobal). See No 7 At Link
    See Prafulla.Net
  • Macquarie Island
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.75
    7
    0
    The Coastline Is Generally Rocky With A Several Offshore Islets And Stacks. (Coastal Whs)
  • Te Wahipounamu
    Te Wahipounamu
    New Zealand
    Inscribed: 1986
    4.19
    158
    11
    "... A Dramatic Coastline With Irregular High Seacliffs, Some As High As 2000 M, And Many Offshore Rocks And Stacks "(Coastal Whs)
  • St. Kilda
    St. Kilda
    United Kingdom
    Inscribed: 1986
    3.50
    30
    4
    Stac An Armin
  • Redwood
    Redwood
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1980
    4.01
    261
    7
    "The Coastal Strip, 55 Km Long, Is Characterized By Steep Rocky Cliffs Broken By Rolling Slopes, As Well As By Stacks .." (Unep/Wcmc 2007)
  • Olympic National Park
    Olympic National Park
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1981
    3.86
    192
    8
    "The Rocky Headlands, Beaches, Tide Pools Nurturing A Living Rainbow Of Colors And Textures, Off Shore Sea Stacks Topped By Nesting Seabirds And Wind-Sheared Trees-All Are A Remnant Of A Wilder America."
    See Www.Nps.Gov
  • Gulf of Porto
    Inscribed: 1983
    3.23
    71
    4
    The Livid, Sheer, And Jagged Cliffs Of The Coast Contain Many Grottos And Are Flanked By Numerous Stacks, Islets, And Coves (Coastal Whs)
  • Guanacaste
    Guanacaste
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1999
    3.13
    96
    6
    Roca Bruja In Santa Rosa National Park
    See Www.Google.Com
  • Gros Morne National Park
    Inscribed: 1987
    3.91
    82
    10
    There Are Numerous Sea Stacks Along The Shore.
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands
    Inscribed: 1995
    2.55
    9
    3
    "....And There Are Numerous Offshore Islets, Stacks And Rocks - Most Within 100 M Of The Main Island, And None At A Distance Greater Than 1 Km." (Unesco Web Site)
  • Dorset and East Devon Coast
    Inscribed: 2001
    3.33
    266
    13
    Old Harry Rocks
  • Cocos Island
    Cocos Island
    Costa Rica
    Inscribed: 1997
    3.85
    8
    2
    Cocos Island Is Surrounded By Several Islets, Some Of Them Like Manuelita Island, Isla Pájara And "The Moais" Rise Quite Abruptly From The Sea.
    See Www.Google.Com