The Pinnacles Desert.... by robz

The Pinnacles Desert....

A remarkable desert situated just behind the sand dunes fronting the coast of Western Australia, near Cervantes.
A truly fabulous landscape of this wonder of geology
August 25th, 2023  
It looks like a rock town. Amazing scene and shot.
August 25th, 2023  
oh wow this is wild!
August 25th, 2023  
Fabulous capture of this amazing landscape!
August 25th, 2023  
Wonderful
August 25th, 2023  
I imagine all those are termite mounds. It sure makes an incredible looking landscape!
August 25th, 2023  
This is so interesting to see.
August 25th, 2023  
At a first glance I thought the rocks were camels sitting on the sand. What an amazing scene to see and capture!
August 25th, 2023  
Great landscape - so different to what I imagine a desert to be - I too thought they were camels
August 25th, 2023  
It's a fabulous place to visit.
August 25th, 2023  
Great shot.
I googled Cervantes. It looks beautiful.
August 25th, 2023  
Wow, what amazing geology!
August 25th, 2023  
An amazing sight!
August 25th, 2023  
Amazing. Fav
August 25th, 2023  
Aren't they amazing, what a great shot. fav.
August 25th, 2023  
Amazing place- it looks like an alien campsite!
August 26th, 2023  
We the shapes hardened sand? What unusual colored sand too
August 26th, 2023  
Cool capture. Very interesting structures out there in the sand.
August 26th, 2023  
Very cool formations
August 26th, 2023  
Wow -- what a fascinating place to be able to photograph!
August 26th, 2023  
Hi Everyone. Thanks for your interest, comments and questions. It's a bit hard to answer the question of how they were made. There seems to be a couple of different theories. They can be quite big - up to approx 5m) and a lot of them look like fossilized, weathered tree trunks. And that was one of the original explanations. But now there seems to be another idea that they are fossilized sea shells deposited when the area was under the ocean. I don't quite know how that would explain their shape though. They're made of limestone and they are gradually eroding away. A fabulous sight - and as Taffy suggested, you tend to take heaps of photos. Cheers Rob
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August 26th, 2023  
Love this, such a wild and strange area, fav.
August 27th, 2023  
Fascinating info. Thanks
August 27th, 2023  
Amazing landscape!
August 27th, 2023  
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