Island Archway, Natural limestone arch in Port Campbell National Park, Victoria, Australia.
Island Archway was a natural limestone arch on the southern coast of Victoria, inside Port Campbell National Park, until it collapsed in 2009. Two freestanding rock pillars, known as Tom and Eva, now stand where the arch once connected to the sea stack.
The limestone arch formed over millions of years as waves and wind slowly carved into the coastal rock. In 2009, the arch collapsed, leaving the two pillars that visitors see today.
The two remaining pillars are named after Tom Pearce and Eva Carmichael, the only survivors of a nearby shipwreck. Standing at the lookout, visitors look directly over the waters where that event took place.
The Tom and Eva Lookout is a short walk from the Loch Ard Gorge car park and easy to reach on foot. The path is straightforward and offers clear views of the coast along the way.
The 2009 collapse was caught on video by a passing tourist, making it one of the few documented natural arch collapses in the world. The footage shows the rock falling into the sea in a matter of seconds.
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