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  Victoria, Australia
To the northeast Victoria extends into the Australian Alps, a region still largely unspoiled, to the north of which are the rich fruit-growing and wine-making areas in the Goulburn and Ovens valleys.
Victoria's main tourist attractions, in addition to the capital, Melbourne, and the towns associated with the gold rush and the shipping trade on the Murray River, are its numerous national parks.
To the north of the Western District is the Wimmera, Victoria's wheat belt.
www.planetware.com /australia/victoria-aus-vic-vic.htm   (1167 words)

  
 7 Mile Beach
Seven Mile Beach (SMB) is the strip of coast on the west side of Grand Cayman.
For the northern part of its route the beach runs along a sandbar on what amounts to a series of tidal islands and behind which are several large lakes and numerous shallow littoral lagoons.
The beach's length ensures that the waves break too close to the beach for good surfing, and there are strong rip currents and cross-currents making the conditions somewhat hazardous for the inexperienced swimmer.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/0/7-mile-beach.html   (799 words)

  
 beaches and islands of australia,australian beaches,water sports,australia beach vacation ,holiday
The southern, Collaroy end, of the beach faces north east and is sheltered from the southerlies, while exposed to summer's north easterlies.
The beach is set in a picturesque valley, occupied by Bronte Park covering 10ha and one of the nicest oases on the south side.
One of the highlights is Ninety Mile Beach which is a long stretch of sandy beach and sand dunes.
www.planetgypsy.com /destinations/australia/beaches_islands.html   (505 words)

  
 Bar (landform) Summary
Barrier islands may have formed when low-lying areas of spits, extensions of beaches that protrude into a bay as a result of deposition of sediment carried by longshore currents, were breached by the sea.
At times when larger waves attack the beach berm, some of the beach material is redistributed offshore to become a longshore bar or sandbar, possibly visible at low tide.
Beaches consist of sand that was dropped off by waves and mostly consist of salt water, which is deposited there twice a day when the tide rises.
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 Sale - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
Ninety Mile Beach is a lengthy stretch of coastline which takes in an area just east of Port Albert to the western side of
Ninety Mile Beach is also a fine spot for a long walk although strong rips, sharks and rough waters make the sheltered shores of the Gippsland Lakes a preferable spot for safe swimming.
A monument at Golden Beach was built from a water tank salvaged from the wreck by a local.
www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Sale/2005/02/17/1108500207056.html   (4245 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park page
The Ninety-Mile Beach area has been found to have the highest species diversity anywhere on the planet.
Victoria's Ninety Mile Beach lies on the edge of a long slender sand dune, thrown up from the sea by the easterly waves and protecting the Gippsland Lakes.
For the protection of the marine environment, a number of activities are prohibited within the boundaries of Victoria's marine national parks and marine sanctuaries.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=263   (1104 words)

  
 The Beach - Stories from Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal
Sand and silt deposits have produced long sandy beaches such as Ninety Mile Beach in the Gippsland region of south eastern Victoria, and Western Australia's Eighty Mile Beach which is approximately halfway between Broome and Port Hedland.
City beaches such as Manly in Sydney and Glenelg in Adelaide provide entertainment and fireworks on New Year's Eve, and on Australia Day many beaches host citizenship ceremonies and provide family entertainment.
Since then the beach has periodically returned as a subject for Australian artists in images such as Max Dupain's famous Sunbaker and Bondi as well as in the work of contemporary artists such as Anne Zahalka's The Bathers and Cole Classic.
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au /articles/beach   (972 words)

  
 NINETY MILE BEACH
Ninety Mile Beach starts at Seaspray and continues until Lakes Entrance.
The beach is made up of long sandy dunes which separate the various lakes and lagoons from the ocean.
Ninety Mile Beach is also part of the Lakes National Park, which has fantastic coastal bushland.
www.australianexplorer.com /ninety_mile_beach.htm   (184 words)

  
 FishVictoria.com - National Marine Parks & Marine Sanctuaries in Victoria
The park extends along 5 kilometres of coastline between the most southern headland west of The Oaks Beach and the headland at the eastern end of Eagles Nest Beach, and off shore for approximately 3 nautical miles to the limit of the Victorian waters.
Granite Island borders the boundary of the northern triangular portion of the park and Bennison Island borders the boundary of the southern portion of the park.
South of Whites Beach the park boundary is 500 metres seaward of the high water mark.
www.fishvictoria.com /marineparks/maps.php   (1000 words)

  
 National Parks near Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
The unusual soft coral (Pseudogorgia godeffroyi) is only found in Victoria between McGuarans and Delray beaches.
Victoria's cool water environments can be extremely challenging to those used to diving in warmer waters so ensure that local knowledge is sought before undertaking a dive in a new location.
Ninety Mile Beach Marine National Park is located 30 kilometres south of Sale, adjacent to the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park.
www.lakes-entrance.com /parks/ninetymile.html   (1024 words)

  
 Ninety Mile Beach - Wikipedia
NASA Satelittbilde av halvøya Aupouri Peninsula og stranden Ninety Mile Beach
Ninety Mile Beach er en strand helt i nord på vestkysten av Nordøya i New Zealand.
I 1932 ble Ninety Mile Beach brukt som rullebane for noen av de første flypostbudene mellom Australia og New Zealand.
no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ninety_Mile_Beach   (224 words)

  
 Seaspray to Golden Beach Gippsland Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Seaspray is noted for its wide expanse of fishing and swimming beachs, It boasts a surf life saving club which patrols during peak summer periods.
Golden Beach is surrounded by the splendour of the Gippsland Lakes Coastal Park.
It is renowned for surfing and it's excellent surf fishing, especially from the man-made reef at Delray Beach.
www.gippslandinfo.com.au /PhotoAlbums/Seaspray/index.html   (135 words)

  
 East Gippsland Gipps Lakes Accommdation - Sun Surf & Sea @ 90 ninety mile Paradise Beach / Golden Beach
Sun Surf and Sea @ 90 ninety mile Paradise Beach / Golden Beach - Only metres across the road from the fabulous ninety mile beach precinct along the coast of Victoria at Paradise beach.
Easy access to the beach especially with surf rods across the parks Victoria reserve and down the path right across the road or even just take a stroll to the beach with a cuppa in the morning.
This is a nice clean fresh beach house which is accros the road from the beach and with excellent walking access to it.
www.ozstays.com /13240   (745 words)

  
 Beach house holiday rental accommodation in Australia - Beachhouse Getaways
This three level western red cedar residence is a blend of contemporary resort and traditional Queenslander styles with full surround veranda and extensive decking on the mid level.
Victoria's beaches are famous for their familiar and colourful Brighton Beach-huts.
Whether exploring the beauty and wonders of Wilsons Promontory or relaxing at Ninety-Mile Beach or Lakes Entrance, Victoria boasts some of the most popular and spectacular beaches in Australia.
www.beachhouse.com.au /vic.php3   (108 words)

  
 Ninety Mile Beach (North) Surf Report, Surf Forecast and Surf Webcams
This means swell heading away from the beach should never show a decent rating in the surf forecast.
It's very important to realise that the swell heights given will not necessarily be the same as the breaking wave heights on the beach.
Our surf forecasts are based primarily on the NWW3 model and are most usefully used in the same way as wave buoy data, interpreted with local knowledge to estimate the actual conditions on the beach.
magicseaweed.com /Ninety-Mile-Beach-North-Surf-Report/118   (502 words)

  
 Fishing Reports from Loch Sport and Ninety Mile Beach
The beach and water have been fl with ash and burnt debris from the fires.
The heaps washed up on the beach when dried out, were blown up into the dunes making the dunes look as if they had been on fire.
A shark head from a good sized shark was left on the beach by an earlier fisher.
www.lochsport.com /fishing/fishingreports.html   (2663 words)

  
 Ninety Mile Beach holiday homes accommodation - holiday houses, house, baches, bach, home, vacation rentals
Below is a list of Ninety Mile Beach holiday homes, houses, baches, apartments and other accommodation to rent.
Extensive decks with panaramic views of shipwreck bay and length of 90 mile beach.
Elevated site at Ahipara overlooking 90 Mile Beach with expansive views of the ocean, the reefs around the southern headland and Cape Maria van Dieman to the north.
www.holidayhouses.co.nz /Ninety_Mile_Beach.asp   (367 words)

  
 Discover Loch Sport, a Gateway to the Gippsland Lakes - A Water Wonderland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
ish are jumping, the beaches beckon, kangaroos are in the yard and birds feed out of your hand.
Okay, we'll toss in miles of walking paths, 5000 acres of National Park, lots of assorted wild life, incredible flora, most forms of watersport, and great views from the heights.
och Sport, a gateway to Victoria's Riviera, is between Lake Victoria in the Gippsland Lakes and the Ninety Mile Beach, a water wonderland surrounded by National Parks and situated in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
lochsport.com   (366 words)

  
 CSIRO Marine - Tagging Research
On 1 March, 2000 a female white shark was tagged by CSIRO scientists off Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria.
When the white shark comes to the surface, the tag transmits its position to the ARGOS satellite and is then transmitted to CSIRO Marine Research.
The shark was tagged by CSIRO scientists off Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria with the help of local professional fisher, Neale Blunden.
www.marine.csiro.au /research/pelagic/tagging/heather/index.htm   (544 words)

  
 The Victoria Coast ...or Africa? Ninety Mile Beach, Australia
Our descent to the Victoria coast featured less pavement than we'd hoped, but the Pulsar made it through the remote, dusty logging roads like an ATV (well, maybe just a bit of hyperbole there...but it did well.) Since Australia is a vast land, that drive took us all day and a bit into the night.
We cruised down the one lane 'highway' listening to Aboriginal and bird inspired techno music as the moon rose over the flattening landscape, silloutting the eucalypts in a decidedly African style.
The next day we started down Ninety Mile Beach, happy to see a distance reference that we could wrap our heads around.
www.traveljournals.net /stories/6054.html   (248 words)

  
 Yarram Real Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
Short walk to the water: cross the footbridge and head through native bushland to the stretches of white sand along the Ninety Mile Beach or drop the boat in the water and head through the inlet to the waters of Bass Strait and some of the best fishing in the state.....($159,000)
Robertsons Beach - This 45 acre block is in a enviable position: adjacent to the Nooramunga Marine Park, situated at the head of the inlet.
Woodside Beach - Look across the gently rolling countryside onto the majestic Strezlecki Ranges - watch as the lazy sun sinks gently beyond the peaks and this is the view you should enjoy for the rest of your days in the home you build on this block.
www.yarramrealestate.com.au /coastal/index.html   (2548 words)

  
 Eighty Mile Beach - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Eighty Mile Beach - Search Results - MSN Encarta
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Search for books about your topic, "Eighty Mile Beach"
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 News in Science - Satellite tracks great Australian biter - 28/03/2000
The government has also committed itself to nominate the great white shark for a CITES listing at the Conference of Parties in Kenya next month.
The shark was tagged by CSIRO scientists off Ninety Mile Beach in Victoria in early March, and are already receiving information on its habits and behavior.
For example, after it was tagged, it swam 80 kilometres south-west away from the beach, but returned a short time later to its original territory.
www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s113772.htm   (428 words)

  
 Interesting times to view Beach Cam is during   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
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 EO Natural Hazards: Fires in Victoria, Australia
This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows the smoke crossing Ninety Mile Beach and spreading out over the sea.
Fires (red outlines) were detected across a broad area of the mountains between Lake Eildon and the Dartmouth Reservoir.
According to news reports, 50 fires—most of them in remote forests and parks—were burning out of control across Victoria in early December, and fire conditions were predicted to worsen in subsequent days.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov /NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_id=14005   (311 words)

  
 Ninety Mile Beach holiday home accommodation - New Zealand
NZ > Northland > Ninety Mile Beach accommodation
Rates for the two bedroom first floor apartment start at $170 with weekly rates for longer stays in the low season.
Special: -Two bedroom apartment ideally sited to two coulples or a family travelling together.Studio apartment handles the same number Nobody is closer to the high tide on 90 Mile beach.
www.holidayhouses.co.nz /properties/1979.asp   (199 words)

  
 Bethany Beach Delaware Boardwalk Cam - Frame Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
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 Fran Bera
She has set an unequaled record as a seven time winner of the All Woman Transcontinental Air Race, placed second five times and has placed in the International Women's Air Race, the Reno National Air Races and many other speed races, including the Great Race from London, England, to Victoria, British Columbia.
She has held the world altitude record for class C-1-d for 32 years, since establishing it in June 1966 at Long Beach, California.
On March 4, 1975, in a salute to women in aerospace, her name was written in the Congressional Record by Hon.
www.ninety-nines.org /franbera.html   (889 words)

  
 LochSport Victoria - Loch Sport
Loch Sport is located on the southern shore of Lake Victoria.
It also has direct access to the Ninety Mile Beach and is surrounded by National and Coastal Parkland.
The 90 Mile Surf Beach and the safe waters of Lake Victoria are the perfect venue for water based holiday activities - from toddlers splashing in the shallows of the lake to surf fishing in the ocean.
www.loch-sport.net   (133 words)

  
 FAR SOUTH EAST VICTORIA
The Far South East Coast of Victoria offers spectacular coastal scenery, as well as some fantastic bushland walks.
Along the coast through the picturesque Lakes District is the Ninety Mile Beach, which is a great fishing and surfing beach, although can be a bit rough for swimming.
There is also a beautiful coastal track to Cape Conran from Marlo, offering fantastic beaches.
www.australianexplorer.com /far_south_east_victoria.htm   (396 words)

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