From Coast to Coast » Bondi Beach http://www.coastalrivers.org An Unique Travel & Vacation Tips Blog Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:08:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Famous Bondi Beach http://www.coastalrivers.org/2009/01/the-famous-bondi-beach/ http://www.coastalrivers.org/2009/01/the-famous-bondi-beach/#comments Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:20:08 +0000 Traveller http://www.coastalrivers.org/?p=74 Australia's coastline extends through a broad range of climates from the equatorial areas in the north to moderate areas in the south and coastal surrounds include areas of rain forest, mangroves, estuaries, rocky and sandy shores, cliffs, islands, towns, cities and coastal communities.
With almost of Australia's population dwelling so close to the coastline the beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity.
The Australian beach is also a place where people from all over the world meet, mix and have fun together.
The recorded history of people in their interaction with the beaches of Australia is peppered with disaster, tragedy, discovery and delight.
Over the past several hundred years, visitors as distant as China, Portugal, Spain and Holland visited Australian beaches.
Beaches altogether around the country attract large crowds for celebrations so much as New Year's Eve and Australia Day.
It's become traditional for international visitors who are in Sydney at Christmas to go to Bondi Beach where capable 40,000 people assembled on Christmas Day.
Bondi is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning the sound of breaking waves.
There are Aboriginal Rock carvings on the northern end of the beach at Ben Buckler and south of Bondi Beach near McKenzies Beach on the coastal walk.
Bondi Beach is approximately one kilometre long and is about 50m wide at the north end, widening out to 100m at the south end and it's the widest beach in the Sydney region.

bondi beachAustralia's coastline extends through a broad range of climates from the equatorial areas in the north to moderate areas in the south and coastal surrounds include areas of rain forest, mangroves, estuaries, rocky and sandy shores, cliffs, islands, towns, cities and coastal communities.

With almost of Australia's population dwelling so close to the coastline the beach has long occupied a special place in the Australian identity.

The Australian beach is also a place where people from all over the world meet, mix and have fun together.The recorded history of people in their interaction with the beaches of Australia is peppered with disaster, tragedy, discovery and delight.

Over the past several hundred years, visitors as distant as China, Portugal, Spain and Holland visited Australian beaches.Beaches altogether around the country attract large crowds for celebrations so much as New Year's Eve and Australia Day. It's become traditional for international visitors who are in Sydney at Christmas to go to Bondi Beach where capable 40,000 people assembled on Christmas Day.

Bondi is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning the sound of breaking waves.There are Aboriginal Rock carvings on the northern end of the beach at Ben Buckler and south of Bondi Beach near McKenzies Beach on the coastal walk.

Bondi Beach is approximately one kilometre long and is about 50m wide at the north end, widening out to 100m at the south end and it's the widest beach in the Sydney region.

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