Pancake rocks
by Patricia Hofmeester
Title
Pancake rocks
Artist
Patricia Hofmeester
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Pancake rocks in New Zealand.
The pancake rocks in Punakaiki at Dolomite Point are the most visited natural attraction on the West Coast in New Zealand. They 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.
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.
Immense water pressure caused them to solidify into layers of more resistant limestone and softer, thin, mud-rich layers.
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February 25th, 2015
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Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group l/f/p
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2020 August: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (August 5, 2020)
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Tatiana Travelways
Congratulations - Your beautiful artwork has been featured in the "Travel Art" gallery at Fine Art America! For further promotion, you can post it to the specific Travel Destinations galleries, our Facebook group and our Pinterest board - All the links are provided on our group's homepage.
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group's from our O IS FOR OCEAN themed week, MARCH 9 - March 16. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP.
Brian Tada
Love the layers of beauty and textures, from the sky to the waves and rocks, absolutely gorgeous, Patricia!