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.

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Connected Sites

St. Kilda
St. Kilda
United Kingdom
Inscribed: 1986
3.50
30
4
Stac An Armin
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
Dorset and East Devon Coast
Inscribed: 2001
3.33
265
13
Old Harry Rocks
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)
Olympic National Park
Olympic National Park
United States of America
Inscribed: 1981
3.86
190
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
Gros Morne National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.91
82
10
There Are Numerous Sea Stacks Along The Shore.
Guanacaste
Guanacaste
Costa Rica
Inscribed: 1999
3.13
95
6
Roca Bruja In Santa Rosa National Park
See Www.Google.Com
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
Redwood
Redwood
United States of America
Inscribed: 1980
4.01
259
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)
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)
Macquarie Island
Inscribed: 1997
3.75
7
0
The Coastline Is Generally Rocky With A Several Offshore Islets And Stacks. (Coastal Whs)
Gulf of Porto
Inscribed: 1983
3.25
71
3
The Livid, Sheer, And Jagged Cliffs Of The Coast Contain Many Grottos And Are Flanked By Numerous Stacks, Islets, And Coves (Coastal Whs)