18 Mile Swamp

Australia seems to have two default naming options. Call something "Great" - Great Ocean Road, Great Australian Bight, Great Sandy Desert, Great North Walk, Great Barrier Reef - or call something by it's size, or distance from another place - 19 Mile Beach, 9 Mile Beach, 1 Mile Beach, Six Mile Road, Seventeen Mile Rocks. The lists go on. This is 18 Mile Swamp, a freshwater swamp cought between the dune system that runs almost the lentgh of Stradbroke Island. The water is fresh, and is pumped from here and used as the water supply for the Redland Shire back on the mainland. Kylie's pastel blog - Check it out

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• Love the shot, the colours are so very natural.
  
  I never knew this place existed. Looks like a day out for me is coming up, it has been too long since I was out on Straddie.
  ROB @ 2006-03-15 09:07:20
• Great swamp image! Years back I used to go to 15 mile creek camp - there's another number for ya! cheers mate :)
  dave @ 2006-03-15 22:58:53

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