Seven Mile Beach is a national park in
New South Wales
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
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110 km southwest of
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
.
It consists of tidal flats, islands and a coastal sand barrier built from river silt
in the
Shoalhaven River
The Shoalhaven River is a perennial river that rises from the Southern Tablelands and flows into an open mature wave dominated barrier estuary near Nowra on the South Coast of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
The Shoalhaven ...
delta. It is important areas for migratory waders and sea birds and protects a large littoral rainforest.
The wettest month of the year is March, and the driest is September. The average temperature ranges from 17 to 25 degrees Celsius.
There are great opportunities for bird watchers. They can observe
king parrots,
rainbow lorikeets
The rainbow lorikeet (''Trichoglossus moluccanus'') is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the eastern seaboard, from northern Queensland to South Australia. Its habitat is rainforest, coastal bush and woodland areas. S ...
,
rosellas,
wrens
Wrens are a family of brown passerine birds in the predominantly New World family Troglodytidae. The family includes 88 species divided into 19 genera. Only the Eurasian wren occurs in the Old World, where, in Anglophone regions, it is common ...
,
New Holland honeyeaters and
brown cuckoo doves.
See also
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Protected areas of New South Wales
The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. there are 225 national parks in New South Wales.
Based on the Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD) 2020 data there are 2136 separat ...
References
External links
Seven Mile Beach National Park at NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service website
National parks of New South Wales
Protected areas established in 1971
1971 establishments in Australia
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