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Limestone rocks landscape are always spectacular, very eroded. Limestone is easily dissolved by water. And limestone is made from marine organism’s vestiges: shells, coral, and aquatic animal’s bones which had been deposited during millions years on oceans floor. Hard to figure out how some high landscapes around us where thousand and thousand years before the ocean floor. However, that’s it!
In the 9th urban district of Marseille, a big city (one million of residents) seaside Blue coast in France, there is a large wide and desert area of limestone rocks extends for 20 km in length and 4 km, culminating up to 600 meters and falling down to Mediterranean sea.
« Les Calanques » are like miniature fjords made by Mediterranean Sea eroding limestone rocks. The white colour of the stone mixed with the blue of the sea give this emerald, luminous green in low depth zones.
This had been a very wide area with just some fish boat and fishermen. Then it had been explored by divers, then rock climbers, trekkers and finally by tourists. During the last 20 years much arson destroyed this fragile area. Now the area is restricted and totally closed during summer.
This had been a very wide area with just some fish boat and fishermen. Then it had been explored by divers, then rock climbers, trekkers and finally by tourists. During the last 20 years much arson destroyed this fragile area. Now the area is restricted and totally closed during summer.
Oh! Yes I did!
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