Friday, 2 January 2015

Ball's Pyramid: The World's Tallest Volcanic Stack

image credit: John Turnbull

A remote island located in the Tasman Sea, southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean, has been an almost off-limits location. However, it is unexpectedly becoming a significant site when it comes to diving, climbing, and weird-insect searching.

This iconic pyramid-looking site called Ball's Pyramid is part of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, which is known as a UNESCO-certified World Heritage Site of global natural significance. This odd-looking pyramid is also known as the world's tallest volcanic stack.

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