Brighton, South Australia
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Brighton is a coastal suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, situated between Seacliff and Glenelg and aside Holdfast Bay. Some notable features of the area are the Brighton-Seacliff Yacht Club, the Brighton Jetty, and its excellent beach.
Brighton has a large sandy beach. Over the years it has been dredged many times in order to replace the sand that has been washed away making the beach smaller and exposing rocks. One effect of the dredging was to bring rocks from the water onto the beach which is a major problem for those using the beach, particularly the shallow parts of the water. The City of Holdfast Bay has spent much time using machines to clear these rocks for swimmers. In summer, a sandbar normally forms in the water which can produce waves on windy days.
The Esplanade is an area of prime real estate which has been transformed over the years from a street of old cottages to new modern town houses which can fetch up to $2 000 000 [citation needed].
Jetty Road runs perpendicular to the Esplanade and is home to many restaurants.
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- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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Brighton | Glenelg | Glenelg East | Glenelg North | Glenelg South | Hove | Kingston Park | North Brighton | Seacliff | Seacliff Park | Somerton Park | South Brighton |
