Seven Mile Beach, New South Wales
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Seven Mile Beach is a long beach with strong historical reference just south of Gerringong in the Kiama area of New South Wales, Australia.
In 1933 Seven Mile Beach was used by Sir Charles Kingsford Smith as the runway for the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand.
The area contains a unique beach/dune/wetland ecosystem[1] and has been used for studying sand dunes and their vegetation. Surrounding the beach are spinifex, coast wattle, tea-tree, coast banksia, she-oaks, bangalay, saw banksia, southern mahogany and burrawangs.[2] Its bird population includes honeyeaters, currawongs, crimson rosellas, thornbills, kookaburras, ravens, grey fantails, eastern whipbirds and white-throated treecreepoers, and even white-breasted sea eagles.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Why is the Ecology of Seven Mile Beach Valuable?". Gerroa Environmental Protection Society. Retrieved on 2008-04-29
- ^ a b "Gerroa". Fairfax Walkabout Australian Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2008-04-29
