Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia Nov 19, 2024

Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia

Ready for a coastal adventure? Welcome to Tasman National Park in Tasmania, an island state of Australia about 240 kilometres off the mainland"s southeastern coast. Spanning more than 100 square kilometres, this park covers sections of both the Forestier and Tasman peninsulas, including all of Tasman Island. This park is home to several unique flowering plants, as well as Australian fur seals and little penguins. Dramatic cliffs and distinctive columns of dolerite are a key feature of this area. The Tasmans Arch in today"s image is a standout example. Shaped over time by the Tasman Sea, it was once the roof of a massive sea cave. The sea"s pressure, combined with air, sand and stones, slowly pried open the vertical cracks in the cliff, dislodging chunks of rock.

© Gary Bell/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

103 years of Zion
Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Nov 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Farewell, Ma’am
Mar 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
Jul 21, 2024Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
A real fun guy…er, squirrel
Jul 3, 2024Meerkat family
Mar 27, 2026World Theatre Day
Nov 3, 2025Jellyfish swimming in the Pacific, Guerrero, Mexico
A train journey to remember
In the spotlight
Feb 9, 2024Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
Jan 12, 2024Bukhansan National Park, South Korea
Mar 14, 2026Celebrating Pi Day
Feb 7, 2024St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
When being in a rut is OK
May 16, 2024International Day of Light
Jul 1, 2025Van Mahotsav
Warm light through an ancient forest
Sep 19, 2024Obereversand Lighthouse, Dorum, Germany
Mar 7, 2024Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
Nature’s art installation
Sep 1, 2025Great Basin National Park, Nevada, United States
Leaf-peeping Southern style
Mar 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Hangin around
Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Nature’s blue wonder
Im ready for my close-up, Mr. DeSquirrel
Jan 24, 2024Diamond Beach, Iceland
Jun 16, 2025World Sea Turtle Day