The
Cape Arkona, a 40m high cliff coast consisting of chalkstone and marl,
is located in the north of the Baltic Sea island RĂ¼gen. Rain, wind and
waves permanently erode the cliff and have formed at its foot a narrow
beach with the length of a couple of hundred meters which ends on one
side at the small village of Vitt. A staircase with 230 steps leads
from the beach up to the top of the cliff. However, in 2012, due to the
ongoing erosion and rockfalls after storms, the stair was closed.
Slowly it will deteriorate with the vanishing of the cliff.
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