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== Notable natural arches == ===Africa=== [[File:TadrartRouge3.jpg|thumb| Natural arches in the La Cathedrale formation of [[Tadrart Rouge]] range, Algeria]] [[File:Hole In The Wall.jpg|thumb| Hole-in-the-Wall]] * [[Aloba Arch]], [[Chad]] * [[ Acacus Tedrart Arch]], [[ Libya]] * [[Boatswain Bird Island]], [[Ascension Island]] * [[Bogenfels]], [[Namibia]] * [[Goedehoop natural rock bridge]], [[South Africa]] * [[Hole-in-the-Wall (Eastern Cape)|Hole-in-the-Wall]], [[Eastern Cape]], South Africa * [[Tassili n'Ajjer]] and [[Tadrart Rouge]], two mountain ranges with many arches, [[Algeria]] * [[Tukuyu]] natural bridge, [[Tanzania]] * Wolfberg Arch, [[Cederberg]], [[Western Cape]], South Africa ===Antarctica=== * The [[Kerguelen Arch]], Christmas Harbour, the [[Kerguelen Islands]] (collapsed ca. 1910)<ref>{{cite web |first= |title=Kerguelen Islands, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Part 1) - Iles Kerguelen, TAAF |url=http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/Kerguelen.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117194429/http://www.discoverfrance.net/Colonies/Kerguelen.shtml |archive-date=January 17, 2012 |website=www.discoverfrance.net}}</ref> * [[Scott Island]] in the [[Antarctic]] has a natural arch ===Asia=== [[File:Natural stone arch in tirumala.JPG|thumb|[[Natural Arch, Tirumala hills|Natural Arch]], [[Tirumala]], India]] [[File:Arches in Timna Park in summer 2011 (7).JPG|thumb|Arch in [[Timna Valley]] Park, [[Negev]] Desert, Israel]] * [[Keshet Cave]], [[Galilee]], [[Israel]] * Burdah Bridge, [[Wadi Rum]], [[Jordan]] * [[Baatara gorge waterfall]] in [[Tannourine]], [[Lebanon]] has three natural bridges. * [[Engetsu Island]], [[Shirahama, Wakayama]], [[Japan]] * Hawrah Natural Bridge, [[Neill Island]], [[Andaman Islands]], India * [[Hazarchishma Natural Bridge]], [[Bamyan Province]], [[Afghanistan]] * [[Jabal Umm Fruth Bridge]], Jordan * Jebel Kharaz, [[Wadi Rum]], Jordan * "Jisr al-Hajar" or the "Stone Bridge" in [[Mzaar Kfardebian]], Lebanon * [[Elephant Trunk Hill]], [[Guilin]], [[Guangxi]] province, [[China]] * [[Moon Hill]], [[Guangxi]] province, China * [[Natural Arch, Tirumala hills]], [[Tirumala]], [[India]] * [[Banton, Romblon|Pasilagon Point Natural Arch]], [[Banton, Romblon|Banton]], [[Romblon (province)|Romblon]], [[Philippines]] * The Pigeons' Rock known as [[Raouché]] in [[Beirut]], Lebanon * [[Punarjani Guha]], natural tunnel in [[Thrissur district]] of Kerala, India * Rock Bridge of Gulanchwadi, [[Narayangaon]], [[Maharashtra]], India<ref>Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra - A Travel Guide - Book by [[Milind Gunaji]] {{ISBN|81-7154-669-2}}</ref> * [[Shipton's Arch]], [[Xinjiang]], China * Steller's Arch on [[Bering Island]], Russia * [[Tianmen Mountain]], [[Zhangjiajie]], China * [[Xianren Bridge]], China * The Great White Hole of Krabi, [[Krabi Province|Krabi]], [[Thailand]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-Thailand-WhiteHole.htm|title=Gallery - Thailand - White Hole|website=www.naturalarches.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304194543/http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-Thailand-WhiteHole.htm|archive-date=March 4, 2017}}</ref> * Mountain Angel Eye, [[Cao Bằng Province|Cao Bằng]], [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://caobangtourism.vn/en/matthannuicbg | title=Mountain Angel Eye }}</ref> * The Great Arch, Hizma, Tabuk Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ===Europe=== [[File:Praia da Marinha (2012-09-27), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (31).JPG|thumb|The arches at [[Praia da Marinha|Marinha Beach]], Caramujeira, [[Lagoa, Algarve]], Portugal]] [[File:Es pontas 2.jpg|thumb|[[Es Pontàs]] is a natural arch on the coast of [[Mallorca]], Spain]] [[File:Durdle Door Dorset Sunset.jpg|thumb|[[Durdle Door]], Dorset, the United Kingdom]] [[File:Мала прераст у нањону Вратне.jpg|thumb|[[Vratna Gates|Little Prerast]] in eastern [[Serbia]]]] * Albandeira Arch, [[Lagoa, Algarve]], [[Portugal]] * [[Arco Naturale]], [[Capri]], [[Italy]] * [[As Catedrais beach]], [[Ribadeo]], [[Spain]] * [[Azure Window]], [[Gozo]], [[Malta]]<ref name="ianellis">{{cite book|editor=Ian Ellis|date=2011|title=Richard Ellis - The Photography Collection: Malta & Gozo|url=http://www.bdlbooks.com/art-photography/3645-richard-ellis-the-photography-collection.html|volume=4|page=100|isbn=978-99957-33-29-2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430143449/http://www.bdlbooks.com/art-photography/3645-richard-ellis-the-photography-collection.html|archive-date=April 30, 2016}}</ref> (collapsed in 2017) * [[Gulf of Corinth|Blue Window]] or the Seal cave of the [[Gulf of Corinth|Corinthian Gulf]], in the front of the [[Alcyonides]] islands, [[Greece]] * [[Bow Fiddle Rock]], [[Portknockie]], [[Scotland]] * [[Capu Tafunatu]], [[France]] * [[Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux]], France * [[Devil's Gate (Crimea)]] * [[Drangarnir]], Faroe Islands * [[Durdle Door]], [[Dorset]], [[England]] * [[Dyrhólaey]], [[Iceland]] * [[Els Arcs]], [[Castell de Castells]], Spain * [[Es Pontàs]], Spain * [[Étretat]], France * [[Geropotamos]] bridge, [[Crete]], [[Greece]] * [[Għar Qawqla]], [[Gozo]], [[Malta]] (collapsed in the 20th century) * [[Green Bridge of Wales]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales]] * [[Hajdučka vrata]], [[Čvrsnica]] mountain, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] * [[Inland Sea, Gozo]], Malta<ref name="ianellis"/> * [[Kuhstall (Saxon Switzerland)|Kuhstall]], [[Germany]] * [[Skiathos|Lalaria beach arch]], [[Skiathos]] Island, [[Greece]] * [[Malá Pravčická brána]], [[Czech Republic]] * [[Praia da Marinha|Marinha Beach]], Caramujeira, [[Lagoa, Algarve]], [[Portugal]] * [[Marsden Rock]], [[South Shields]], [[England]] (collapsed in 1996) * [[Marvelous Bridges]], [[Bulgaria]] * [[Monte Forato]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]] * [[Ófærufoss]], Iceland (collapsed in winter 1992/1993) * [[Pistyll Rhaeadr]], Wales * [[Ponoarele]], [[Romania]] (Podul lui Dumnezeu, or God's Bridge) * [[Pont d'Arc]], France * [[Pravčická brána]], Czech Republic * Puentedey, Spain (Puentedei, or God's Bridge)<ref>{{cite web|author=The Natural Arch and Bridge Society|url=https://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-Spain-Puentedei.htm|title=Puentedei}}</ref> * [[Paxi|Trypitòs Arch]] of [[Paxi]] Island, [[Greece]] * [[Samar Natural Arch]], [[Serbia]] * [[Šuplja Stena Natural Arch]], Serbia * [[Tour Percée]], France * [[Wied il-Mielaħ Window]], Gozo, Malta<ref name="ianellis"/> * [[Vratna Gates]], Serbia ===North America=== ====Canada==== [[File:QC Gaspesie RocherPerce tango7174.jpg|thumb|[[Percé Rock]], [[Quebec]], Canada]] * [[Percé Rock]], [[Quebec]] ====Caribbean==== * [[Aruba Natural Bridge|Natural Bridge]], [[Aruba]] (collapsed in 2005) ====Mexico==== [[File:CaboSanLucasLandsEnd.JPG|thumb|The [[Arch of Cabo San Lucas]], Mexico]] * [[Arch of Cabo San Lucas|El Arco de Cabo San Lucas]], [[Baja California Sur]] ====United States==== {{See also|Arches National Park}} [[File:Hawaii Volcanoes National Park 02.jpg|thumb|[[Holei Sea Arch]], [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]], [[Hawaii]], United States]] [[File:Landscape Arch Utah.jpg|thumb|[[Landscape Arch]], [[Utah]], United States – one of the [[List of longest natural arches|longest natural arches]] in the world<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.naturalarches.org/big9.htm |title=The Worlds Longest Natural Spans |website=www.naturalarches.org |publisher=Natural Arch and Bridge Society |access-date=January 10, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225013414/http://www.naturalarches.org/big9.htm |archive-date=December 25, 2016 }}</ref>]] [[File:Utah Rainbow Arch.jpg|thumb|[[Rainbow Bridge National Monument|Rainbow Bridge]], Utah, a natural bridge formed by a meandering watercourse]] * [[Anacapa Island]], [[Channel Islands National Park]], [[California]] * [[Angel Arch]], [[Utah]] * [[Arch Creek, Florida|Arch Creek]], [[Florida]] * [[Arch Rock (Mackinac Island)|Arch Rock]], [[Michigan]] * [[Ayres Natural Bridge Park]], [[Wyoming]] * [[Bell Smith Springs]], [[Illinois]] * [[Blackwater Natural Bridge]], Wyoming * [[Bryce Canyon National Park]], [[Utah]] * [[Corona Arch]], Utah * [[Creelsboro Natural Bridge]], [[Kentucky]] * [[Delicate Arch]], Utah * [[Devil's Doorway (Wisconsin)]] * [[Druid Arch]], Utah * [[Eye of the Needle (Montana)|Eye of the Needle]], [[Montana]] * [[Goat Rock Beach]], California * [[Grosvenor Arch]], Utah * [[Holei Sea Arch]], [[Hawaii Volcanoes National Park]], [[Hawaii]] * [[Honopū Valley|Honopū Arch]], Hawaii * [[Hickman Bridge]], Utah * Koger Arch, Kentucky<ref>[http://www.naturalarches.org/gallery-KY-Koger.htm "Koger Arch, Kentucky"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420191107/http://naturalarches.org/gallery-KY-Koger.htm |date=April 20, 2017 }}. ''naturalarches.org''. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref> * [[Kolob Arch]], [[Zion National Park]], Utah * [[Landscape Arch]], Utah * [[La Ventana Natural Arch]], New Mexico * [[Mesa Arch]], Utah * [[Mobius Arch]], [[California]] * Natural Arch, Kentucky<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kspg.org/pages/iarch.html |title=Natural Arch |publisher=Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists |access-date=December 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190401/http://www.kspg.org/pages/iarch.html |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.naturalarches.org/span-9507-cover-KY.htm "Natural Arch of Kentucky"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419161944/http://naturalarches.org/span-9507-cover-KY.htm |date=April 19, 2017 }}. ''naturalarches.org''. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Retrieved November 6, 2017.</ref> * [[Natural Bridge (Virginia)|Natural Bridge]], [[Virginia]] * [[Natural Bridge Caverns]], [[Texas]] *Natural Bridge of [[Arkansas]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natural Bridge|url=https://www.arkansas.com/clinton/outdoors-nature/natural-bridge|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Arkansas.com}}</ref> * [[Natural Bridge Park]], [[Alabama]] * [[Natural Bridge State Resort Park|Natural Bridge State Park]], Kentucky * [[Natural Bridge State Park (Massachusetts)|Natural Bridge State Park]], [[Massachusetts]] * [[Natural Bridge State Park (Wisconsin)|Natural Bridge State Park]], [[Wisconsin]] * [[Natural Bridges National Monument]], Utah * [[Natural Bridges State Beach]], California * [[Rainbow Bridge National Monument]], Utah * [[Rattlesnake Canyon (Colorado)|Rattlesnake Canyon]], [[Colorado]] * [[Rialto Beach]], [[Olympic National Park]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] * [[Rock Bridge Memorial State Park]], [[Missouri]] * [[Rockbridge State Nature Preserve]], [[Ohio]] * [[Sewanee Natural Bridge]], [[Tennessee]] * [[Sipapu Bridge]], Utah * An arch at [[Tettegouche State Park]], [[Minnesota]], collapsed in 2010.<ref>[https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/outdoors/sea-stack-at-tettegouche-toppled-by-powerful-winter-storm/89-56d736af-d8a9-4306-aecd-0c85ada41bf2 "Sea stack at Tettegouche toppled by powerful winter storm"] 2019-12-02</ref> * [[Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge]], [[Oregon]] * [[Tonto Natural Bridge]], [[Arizona]] * Twin Arches, [[Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area]], Tennessee<ref>[https://www.nps.gov/biso/learn/nature/twinarches.htm "Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area: Twin Arches"]. ''nps.gov''. April 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2018.</ref> * [[Window Rock, Arizona]] * [[Wrather Arch]], Arizona * [[Yahoo Arch]], Kentucky ===Oceania=== [[File:Hole in the Rock at Motukokako Island (Piercy Island).jpg|thumb|"The Hole in the Rock” on [[Piercy Island]], [[Cape Brett]], New Zealand]] [[File:Rock arch south of Tunnel Beach.jpg|thumb|The arch at [[Tunnel Beach]], [[Dunedin]], New Zealand]] ====Australia==== * [[London Bridge (Victoria)|London Bridge]], [[Port Campbell National Park]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]] (one of the two spans collapsed in 1990) * Natural Bridge, [[Springbrook National Park#Natural Bridge section|Springbrook National Park]], [[Queensland]], Australia * Nature's Window, [[Kalbarri National Park]]. [[Western Australia]], [[Australia]] ====New Zealand==== * [[Mangapohue Natural Bridge]], [[New Zealand]] * [[Oparara Basin Arches]], New Zealand * "The Hole in the Rock", [[Piercy Island]], [[Cape Brett]], New Zealand * [[Tunnel Beach]] arch, [[Dunedin]], New Zealand * Spörings Arch, [[Tolaga Bay]], New Zealand * [[Mercury Bay]], New Zealand (collapsed) ===South America=== [[File:20030924PPedraFurada9.jpg|thumb|right|Stone arch at [[Pedra Furada]], [[Piauí]], Brazil]] [[Image:Morro da Igreja - Pedra Furada - Zoom.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pedra Furada (Santa Catarina)|Pedra Furada]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], Brazil]] * [[Arch Islands]], [[Falkland Islands]] * [[Darwin's Arch]], [[Galápagos Islands]], [[Ecuador]] (collapsed in 2021) * [[Icononzo]], [[Colombia]] * [[La Portada]], [[Chile]] * [[Jericoacoara Beach|Pedra Furada]], [[Ceará]], [[Brazil]] * [[Pedra Furada]], [[Piauí]], [[Brazil]] * [[Pedra Furada (Santa Catarina)|Pedra Furada]], [[Santa Catarina (state)|Santa Catarina]], [[Brazil]] * [[Puente del Inca]], [[Argentina]] * [[Sete Cidades National Park]], [[Brazil]] * [[San Rafael Falls]], [[Ecuador]] (formed in 2020, collapsed in 2021) * La Catedral, [[Paracas National Reserve]], [[Peru]] (Collapsed in 2007)
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