The "Elephant Trunk" of the famous scenic spot Elephant Trunk Rock in Taiwan broke off and fell into the sea. I thought it would last for a thousand years.

According to media reports, on December 16, as a well-known attraction in New Taipei City, Taiwan, the Elephant Trunk Rock, a special geological landscape next to Shen'ao Fishing Port, suffered a tragedy, and its "elephant trunk" broke! According to the person in charge of the scenic spot,The wind and waves were so strong that day that the "elephant trunk" of the Elephant Trunk Rock suddenly broke and fell into the sea.At present, a fence has been set up locally to prevent tourists from entering.

This situation has made many tourists and netizens feel very sorry, but the scenic spot said that it is indeed a pity, but there are many other special attractions, as well as delicious seafood, and the scenic spot will be further developed.

It is worth mentioning thatXu Haode, a professor at the Department of Geology at National Taiwan University, once believed that there are many similar sea arches in Taiwan, but Elephant Trunk Rock is the only one with one side, so it will collapse entirely one day, but it is estimated that it can last at least a thousand years.

Unexpectedly, just four years later, it collapsed.

The data shows thatElephant trunk rock belongs to the sea erosion arch bridge and Ejiao land bridge. It is a rare and very peculiar sea erosion landform on bedrock islands. It is common in headlands. Sea caves are formed because the two sides are strongly eroded by waves. Then the waves continue to act, causing the sea caves in opposite directions on both sides to be eroded through and connected with each other. It looks like an arch bridge and is also called a "sea dome".

In the coastal area of ​​Guangxi, China, residents think that its shape resembles an elephant's trunk extending from land to sea, so it is also called "Elephant Trunk Mountain" and "Elephant Trunk Rock".

There are many sea-eroded arch bridges along the coast of my country's Liaodong Peninsula. For example, the famous "Bifeng Qiqiao" in Zhujiakou Village, Bijia Mountain, Jinzhou is outstanding. It is composed of quartzite 5 meters high and about 3 meters wide. After the accumulation of sediment, it connects the shore and islands together. From the shore to Bijia Mountain in the sea, it looks like a fairy bridge on the sea. It is listed as one of the New Eight Scenic Spots of Jinzhou.

There are also spectacular sea arch bridges in places such as Etretat, Calasantany and Porte Dolce in France, Mazatlan in Mexico, Crystal Bay, Goze Island, Hawaii, Costa Blanca and Crete in the United States, the coast of Yesnaby and Cape Berry in Scotland, and Captihoraj in Iceland.

The famous "Darwin's Arch" in the Galapagos Islands collapsed due to natural erosion.