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A Natural Mosaic

  • September 25, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Eaglehawk Neck in Tasmania is one of the few places you can see a rare landform known as a tessellated pavement. It’s named after the mosaic floors of the Roman Empire, and it does look manmade. But it’s actually created by wind and water as they erode cracks in a flat rock.

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