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Highlights of the walk: - Blowholes Lookout - Petrified Forest -.. Show more Hard • 4.5 (35) #3 - Cape Bridgewater Seal Colony and Freshwater Springs Discovery Bay Coastal Park

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes 178 reviews #1 of 11 things to do in Cape Bridgewater Forests Write a review What people are saying " "Extraordinary" natures pan flutes but the "Blowhole" could not be spotted " Sep. 2022 There was plenty of spray formed by the constant beating of the waves against the cliff and rocks below. By C. " Intriguing "

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes, Cape Bridgewater: See 178 reviews, articles, and 266 photos of Petrified Forest and Blowholes, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 11 attractions in Cape Bridgewater.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes 4.5 176 reviews #1 of 10 things to do in Cape Bridgewater Forests Visit website Write a review What people are saying " "Extraordinary" natures pan flutes but the "Blowhole" could not be spotted " Sep 2022 At the blow hole lookout there was plenty of salt and sea spray getting blown almost 150 meters or more.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes. The Cape Bridgewater blowholes are formations of basalt and scoria purple rock that can create large spouts of water in high seas. The large sprays are said to be accompanied by a loud roar and have been the cause of many native superstitions.. The "Petrified Forest" is a grouping of tall tubular rock.

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The process starts when water gathers in a shallow pan of sand and seeps downwards dissolving the limestone. The mineral saturated water then cements the sand, forming hard, trunk-shaped pipes. Most pipes around Cape Bridgewater are only three metres high, although some are as much as twenty metres.

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The cape itself also boasts a large blowhole and karst solution pipes, colloquially known as the petrified forest, [9] but now known to be hollow tubes of limestone, eroded as a result of millions of years of rainfall. Bridgewater Bay and the adjacent Cape form a partially submerged volcanic caldera.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes, Cape Bridgewater: See 174 reviews, articles, and 234 photos of Petrified Forest and Blowholes, ranked No.1 on Tripadvisor among 10 attractions in Cape Bridgewater.

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Blowholes Road, Cape Bridgewater, VIC, 3305 View Map. Email. [email protected]. Phone. 0355222134. About. There are many conflicting theories on how the Petrified Forest was formed. The most widely accepted theory was written by Dr. N.A. Boutakoff, (then Director of Geological Survey, Dept. of Minerals and Energy) in his book.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes 178 reviews #1 of 11 things to do in Cape Bridgewater Forests Write a review What people are saying " Planned your visit with high tide " Jul. 2020 Mesmerising watching the waves hit the rocks. By MJJ " Amazing Rock Formations " Nov. 2019 Well worth a visit to see these amazing natural formations.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes. 172 Reviews. #1 of 11 things to do in Cape Bridgewater. Nature & Parks, Forests. Blowholes Road, Cape Bridgewater, Victoria 3305, Australia. Save. nolah80.

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Petrified Forest and Blowholes 178 reviews #1 of 11 things to do in Cape Bridgewater Forests Write a review What people are saying By C. " Intriguing " Jul 2020 The truth though is that the formations are a collection of hollow tubes of limestone called 'solution pipes' , erode. By Tony_K " Amazing and Fabulous view " Feb 2020

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The Petrified Forest is easily accessible from the car park at the end of Blowholes Road, Cape Bridgewater. Blowholes Formed from the lava flows of an extinct volcano the basalt (black) and scorpia (purple) rock create spectacular spouts of sea spray during high seas. The Blowholes are located approximately two minutes walk from the car park.

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The cape itself also boasts a large blowhole and a feature known as the petrified forest, but now known to be hollow tubes of limestone, eroded as a result of millions of years of rainfall. Bridgewater Bay and the adjacent Cape form a partially submerged volcanic caldera. To the west is a large area with huge sand dunes.