Møns Klint, Denmark

The chalk rocks of Møns Klint in Denmark are a limestone rock massif. It is 6 km long and reaches a height of 128 m. During the last glacial period, glaciers ripped away a thick layer of the limestone rocks creating the Höhe Mön. Since then, the waves of the sea have continuously eroded what the glaciers created. In 1994, the highest part of the Mön cliffs collapsed into the Baltic Sea, and in 2007 an even larger detached part of the island became a 300-metre peninsula of crushed limestone material. 18 of the 35 species of orchids growing in Denmark, including the Venus pantophica, are found on the Mön rocks. Much of the rock area is a protected area with marked hiking trails, bike paths and bridleways. Peregrine falcons are also seen nesting here and are capable of swooping down at 180 km/h. The nearest town is Steche.