日出时的麦克拱岩，俄勒冈南海岸 Mack Arch Rock at sunrise on the southern Oregon coast (© Dennis Frates/Alamy)

日出时的麦克拱岩，俄勒冈南海岸 Mack Arch Rock at sunrise on the southern Oregon coast (© Dennis Frates/Alamy)

Southern Oregon coast, Mack Arch Rock

One of the common sights along the Oregon coast are the colossal rock formations known as sea stacks that jut from the Pacific and form an indelible, craggy imprint in your memory. The sea stacks you see here run next to a grassy promontory in the southern part of the state that overlooks a mostly inaccessible stretch of coastline.

In the background of this image is the Mack Arch, one of the largest naturally formed arches on the Pacific Coast and part of the Mack Reef archipelago. These clusters of sea stacks and beaches are home to a large concentration of seabirds like cormorants, black oystercatchers, gulls, and murres, as well as harbor seals and other marine wildlife. To help preserve this pristine sanctuary, the US Fish & Wildlife Service has designated it part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge and closed the area off to the public. So have the owners of all the privately-owned land and beach that surround the refuge. So, if you're looking to get a close-up view of Mack Arch, your best bet is to do so by plane or boat.

俄勒冈州南部海岸，Mack Arch Rock

俄勒冈州海岸的一个常见景观是巨大的岩层，被称为海垛，它们从太平洋伸出，在你的记忆中形成一个不可磨灭、崎岖不平的印记。你在这里看到的海垛位于该州南部的一个长满青草的海角旁，俯瞰着一段几乎无法到达的海岸线。

这张图片的背景是麦克拱门，它是太平洋海岸最大的自然形成的拱门之一，也是麦克礁群岛的一部分。这些成簇的海垛和海滩是鸬鹚、黑牡蛎捕手、海鸥和海鸥等海鸟以及海豹和其他海洋野生动物的聚集地。为了帮助保护这个原始的保护区，美国鱼类和野生动物服务局已将其指定为俄勒冈群岛国家野生动物保护区的一部分，并对公众关闭了该区域。避难所周围所有私有土地和海滩的所有者也是如此。所以，如果你想近距离观察马克拱门，最好是坐飞机或船。