Needle's Eye Arch - Gibralter Island, Ohio
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N 41° 39.300 W 082° 49.080
17T E 348624 N 4613068
Needle's Eye Arch is found on a point of Gibraltar Island in Lake Erie in Ottawa County, Ohio. 3-foot span with 9.5-foot clearance.
Waymark Code: WMJ1C1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ReedKyCacheFinders
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Needle's Eye Arch is the most famous of Ohio’s “sea” (lake) arches. It has been pictured in tourist guides as early as the late 1800s and has long been a popular attraction. It has a three-foot span with a 9½ foot clearance. It is categorized as a “vertical crevice enlargement.” It is of the Silurian age in the Salina Group dolomite formation.
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Type of Arch: Coastline

Type of Material:
dolomite
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