15 UNMISSABLE OUTBACK ODDITIES
1. THE PINNACLES, WA
Hundreds of limestone spires protrude from the desert in Nambung National Park near the town of Cervantes.
They recall the magnetic termite mounds of Litchfield, but what makes these limestone pillars stranger yet is that no willpower caused their existence. They’ve been brought about by an environmental roll of the dice.
“The Pinnacles are baffling to behold — especially when they rise above 3.5m”
As with any lost city-style oddity worth its salt, the Pinnacles inspire outlandish and clear-headed speculation in equal measure. Prominent theories state they calcified around tree roots or the seashells of an inland sea. In any case, the structures are baffling to behold — particularly when they rise above 3.5 metres.
2. HORIZONTAL FALLS, WA
Only a true outback oddity could turn gravity on its side. Impressive enough to attract the enthusiasm of David Attenborough, Horizontal Falls in WA’s Buccaneer Archipelago (near Broome) occurs when water funnels between a narrow chasm in the McLarty Range with such force it creates a
