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List of sea stacks

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Old Man of Hoy, Scotland

The following list enumerates and expands on notable sea stacks, including former sea stacks that no longer exist.


Antarctica

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Asia

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Australia

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Europe

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(coastal countries only)

Croatia

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  • Cape Kamenjak

Faroe Islands

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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  • Megalos Kalogeros
  • Mikros Kalogeros

Iceland

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Ireland

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Isle of Man

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Italy

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Portugal

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Russia

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Spain

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United Kingdom

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The Needles, a series of chalk stacks extending out from the western end of the Isle of Wight. The Needles are almost directly in line with Old Harry Rocks, another series of chalk stacks.

Mellor (2020) lists 70 stacks in England, 10 in Wales and 275 in Scotland of which circa 110 are located around the coasts of Shetland.[1]

England

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Wales

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Scotland

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North America

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Canada

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Mexico

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United States

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Oceania

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Easter Island

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Mellor 2020, pp. 5–6.
  2. ^ Boersema 2015, p. 31.

References

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  • Boersema, Jan J. (2015) [original Dutch version 2011]. The Survival of Easter Island. Translated by Webb, Diane. Cambridge University Press.
  • Mellor, Chris (Jan 2020). "An illustrated guide to sea stack climbing in the UK & Ireland" (PDF). needlesports. Retrieved 23 Jan 2021.