22 April 2017

flowerpots

The flowerpots in Tobermory on Georgian Bay were formed after years of rain, wind, waves and ice wore away at the cliff at the water's edge. The softer rock eroded more quickly until the shape of a 'flowerpot' emerged from the harder rock.

The flowerpots in Hopewell Cape on the Bay of Fundy have been formed by tidal erosion. The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world. The extremes mean that the base of these rocks are covered in water twice a day. The only way to view them at ground level is at low tide.

In 1903, one of the three stacks at Flowerpot Island collapsed.
In 2016, part of one of the Hopewell Rocks - Elephant Rock - collapsed.

here is a drone view of the collapse
https://youtu.be/vxNKBukqOOU
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3 comments:

  1. Joy23.4.17

    Beautiful pieces of nature's art.

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  2. Scriptor Senex23.4.17

    Wonderful.

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  3. Maria27.4.17

    Reminded me once more of the Azure Window that we wanted to visit in Malta but it collapsed one month before our trip. This subject of your post however has made me very curious and will research and read more about it.

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