Wednesday 24 February 2016

BEACH, NEWCASTLE

The Newcastle /ˈnjuːˌkɑːsəl/ metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas. It is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.

At 162 kilometres NNE of Sydney, at the mouth of the Hunter River, it is the predominant city within the Hunter Region. Famous for its coal, Newcastle is the largest coal exporting harbour in the world, exporting over 97 Mt of coal in 2009–10 with plans to expand annual capacity to 180 Mt by 2013. Beyond the city, the Hunter Region possesses large coal deposits. Geologically, the area is located in the central-eastern part of the Sydney basin.

This post is part of the Wednesday Waters meme,
and also part of the Waterworld Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme,
and also part of the Wordless Wednesday meme.



8 comments:

  1. Gorgeous views and a lovely beach! Happy Wednesday, enjoy your day!

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  2. Beautiful views indeed

    Mollyxxx

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  3. Lovely, just lovely beach scenes.
    JM, Illinois-U.S.A.

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  4. Lovely! Reminds me of Palos Verdes, California.

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  5. I love that first shot - this is an interesting perspective. The surface of the water looks almost flat, yet there are clearly waves coming in.
    Thanks for sharing at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/02/every-10-minutes-someone-in-us-dies-of.html

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  6. photos are panoramic

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