Silver Beach (New South Wales)
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Silver Beach is a 2.8 km (1.7 mi) long west-trending sand spit in Kurnell, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is located 18 km (11 mi) south of the Sydney CBD. Situated on the northwestern reaches of the Kurnell Peninsula and linked with the sandstone of Sutherland Point in the east, the beach is characterised by silver-coloured sands, hence the name, and fourteen rockwall groynes which project into Botany Bay.
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Silver Beach | |
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Coordinates: 34°00′28″S 151°12′43″E | |
Location | Kurnell in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Offshore water bodies | Botany Bay |
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• Length | 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) |
Hazard rating | 1/10 (least hazardous) |
Access | Prince Charles Parade |
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The eastern point of the beach is the site where Captain James Cook first set foot on Australian soil in 1770, which marked the beginning of Britain's interest in Australia and in the eventual colonisation of this new "southern continent".[1]