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Painted Cliffs, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia
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The Painted Cliffs is a popular walking destinations for day visitors to Maria Island National Park inTasmania, Australia. The Painted Cliffs are beautifully coloured and patterned sandstone, carved and moulded by the sea, and bordered by rock pools teeming with marine life.
The patterns are caused by ground water percolating down through the already formed sandstone and leaving traces of iron oxides, which have stained the rock formation.
This is a very fragile environment so please do not walk on the cliffs or scratch the formation.
Take your snorkelling gear and binoculars with you.
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