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Hobsons Bay is a small open bay in Victoria, Australia, and is the northernmost part of the larger Port Phillip Bay.Its western and eastern boundaries are marked by Point Gellibrand in Williamstown and Point Ormond in Elwood respectively, and defines the coastal margin of the Melbourne suburbs of Wiliamstown, Newport, Port Melbourne, Albert Park, Middle Park, St. Kilda West, St. Kilda and Elwood.
Whangaparapara Harbour seen from Mount Hobson. Whangaparapara is a harbour and coastal community on Great Barrier Island in New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf. Europeans settled Whangaparapara for mining, timber milling and whaling. [1] It is now a tourism and boating spot, where boats can pick up fuel and water. [2]
A sewage plant was opened at Ōkahu Bay, to the north-east of Hobson Bay, in 1908 (now the site of Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium). The sewage plant caused significant pollution in the bay, including the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei village found on the bay's shores. [7] [8] Over time, Hobson Bay became more silted and shallow due to the sewage ...
The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the coast line of Hobsons Bay in the inner western suburbs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The run is 8.4 km along Tamaki Drive, and follows the contours of the Waitematā Harbour, past Hobson Bay, Okahu Bay, Mission Bay, Kohimarama Beach, and finishing in St Heliers Bay Reserve. [24] Nowadays it is estimated that between 70,000 and 80,000 runners participate each year. [23] [25]
A missing 12-year-old boy has been found dead in Virginia Beach three days after he disappeared while going to a friend's house. An AMBER Alert for Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo was issued early on ...
The former is the seventh-highest mountain in Wells Gray Park at 2,829 m (9,281 ft) and is located due east of Hobson Lake's outlet. Its name recognizes a mountaineer who climbed many peaks in northern Wells Gray Park during the 1960s and 1970s. Hugh Neave made the first ascent of Wells Gray Park's third-highest mountain, Garnet Peak, in 1974 ...
Palisades Park is located atop Santa Monica's cliffs, providing a vantage point to see the Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean. [5] The beach is the one featured in the album art for Umbrella Beach by Owl City. The beach will host beach volleyball and surfing during the 2028 Summer Olympics. [6]