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| Coorong and Limestone Coast - South Australia |
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Coorong and Limestone Coast - Introduction |
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The Coorong and the Limestone Coast are on the touring route from Adelaide to Melbourne. The Coorong National Park stretches from the mouth of the Murray virtually to Kingston SE to the south. Beyond it in the direction of Victoria is the Limestone Coast, which combines unspoiled beaches with a wine area inland. Keep going along the coast and you will get to the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. |
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The Limestone Coast lies beyond the Coorong
towards the Victorian border. A little way inland, the two main wine
growing centres are Coonawarra and Naracoorte and the area is well known
for its reds.The coast itself is largely unspoiled and has a string of small towns, the nicest of which is Robe. Robe is an attractive town with beautiful sandy beaches, art and craft shops, places to eat and a range of accommodation, much of which is self catering. It is not yet over commercialised and is a holiday town to revive childhood memories. The nearby Little Dip Conservation Park www.parks.sa.gov.au(Little Dip) has some particularly good beaches if you like to combine a bush walk with beach relaxation. Another interesting town is Mount Gambier with its famous Blue Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano. |
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The Coorong itself is a huge lagoon,
separated from the ocean by a long sandy beach backed by dunes, called
the Younghusband Peninsula, and the area is rich in aboriginal heritage.
The Coorong has a labyrinth of waterways, and connects with the mouth of
the Murray River and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert.