The Pancake Rocks on the Westcoast of NZ is a photograph by Eva Lechner which was uploaded on December 13th, 2022.
The Pancake Rocks on the Westcoast of NZ
The Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point near Punakaiki are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical... more
by Eva Lechner
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The Pancake Rocks on the Westcoast of NZ
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Eva Lechner
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Photograph - Photographs-fine Art
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The Pancake Rocks at Dolomite Point near Punakaiki are a heavily eroded limestone area where the sea bursts through several vertical blowholes.
The foundations of the Pancake Rocks were formed 30 million years ago when minute fragments of dead marine creatures and plants landed on the seabed about 2 km below the surface.
Immense water pressure caused them to solidify into layers of more resistant limestone and softer, thin, mud-rich layers.
Gradually seismic action lifted the limestone above the seabed where water, wind and salt spray eroded the softer layers leaving a "pancake" like stack of harder limestone.
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December 13th, 2022
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