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A large chunk of an Australian beach has fallen into the ocean, in another incident of its kind in recent years. 。

On Monday morning, approximately 200 to 300 metres (218 to 328 yards) of beach at south-east Queensland's Inskip Point eroded into the ocean, leaving a gap in the coast which reaches to the tree line.。

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Rainbow Beach Helicopters posted aerial images and video of the erosion on Facebook. 。

A Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service spokesperson said it was likely the erosion was caused "by the undermining of part of the shoreline by tidal flow, waves and currents." 。

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"In technical terms, such an event is better called a 'nearshore landslip' than a 'sinkhole.'"。

Back in late-2015, another erosion event in the same area swallowed vehicles and tents in a campsite, leading to an evacuation of the site. Further erosion occurred a few months later in 2016, but didn't affect the campsite.。

No members of the public have been injured, or have had property or campsites affected by the most recent event.。

University of the Sunshine Coast associate lecturer in Earth Sciences, Peter Davies, told ABC News the event will "almost certainly happen again."。

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