Sea and Shore Gallery

Big Lagoon, aerial photograph from 1200 metres

Big Lagoon, aerial photograph from 1200 metres. A shallow bay created by the sea inundating old claypans, remnants of landlocked saline lakes present when ocean levels were higher. Francois Peron National Park, Shark Bay, Western Australia

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The Candlestick

The Candlestick, a tall dolerite pinnacle, an internationally renowned climbing and abseiling rock 100 m high. It needs a 10-metre swim through usually surging water to reach it. Cape Hauy, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia

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Rain shower over Montgomery Reef

Rain shower over Montgomery Reef, the largest inshore Australian reef, about 80 km long and covering more than 270 sq km. Tides here can fall more than 10 m and on a lowering tide the reef appears to emerge from the sea as water cascades down its channels. Camden Sound, Kimberley Coast, Western Australia

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