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His true name is Cleft Island but everyone knows it as Skull rock. In Australia, in the heart of the ocean and south-west of Wilsons Promontory National Park, Skull Rock is one small and sturdy granite rock. We are in the state of Victoria, and we are inside the Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park, in an area very famous for its bird species: You come here to do bird-watching, but also to enjoy the spectacle of nature. And it is precisely nature that created this rocky island.
In Australia, in fact, it is not uncommon for the most interesting monuments to be found in the heart of the ocean rather than on the coast. As it happens here. Between the transparent waters and the flight of birds, between a boat ride and some jumping fish, Skull Rock is a marvel capable of taking your breath away. It may be its particular shape, or perhaps its strong silhouette between the waves of the sea and a sky that couldn't be bluer. If you navigate around it you will understand that, despite its original name, it is not an island. Instead, it is a rock – or rather, one cave given that it is hollow – that it has the shape of a skull and that it seems there to keep secrets. And the most impressive thing is that it was only Mother Nature who created it.
Although it is tempting, climbing it is not a good idea: the area is subject to tides and high waves, and its surface is very slippery. However, his vision is unmissable for anyone arriving in this corner of Australia. Belonging to the Anser Group – a small group of three islands – Skull Rock is one granite rock 60 meters high and 130 meters wide. The most interesting side is the one to the west: here, a large hole dug by the sea thousands of years ago – when its waters were much higher – is today covered with grass. Few men have managed to explore its cavity. Whoever did it talked about cormorant nests and cannonballs. Are there really hidden secrets?
