Beach, Coast and Reef

With a coastline of 36,735 kilometers, the island continent of Australia is one long stretch of sand. Recognised as one of the world’s best beaches, Whitehaven Beach is found on Queensland’s Whitsunday Island. Perfect for swimming, its pure white silica sands slope to the clear tropical warm blue water.

Formerly just a pearling town, the tropical city of Broome is now the gateway to the Kimberley region in north Western Australia. It is blessed by sunny days, balmy nights and beautiful scenery. Winding around dramatic cliffs with the surf of the Southern Ocean swelling below, Victoria’s Great Ocean Road passes beaches and coves, quiet seaside villages and spots to enjoy brilliant sun and surf. Queensland’s Gold Coast has 70 kilometres of coastline and many canals and tidal rivers to explore. You can swim and surf safely all year at 35 patrolled beaches on Australia’s largest expanse of calm water. Australia's largest marine park is the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, stretching more than 2000 kilometres along the Queensland coast. It has the most diverse animal and plant ecosystems on earth. Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef, covering 5,000 square kilometres of ocean, is famous for whale shark diving and in Shark Bay you can hand-feed wild dolphins.

Source: Tourism Australia 2006

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