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Port Stephens boasts a waterway that is two and a half times the size of Sydney Harbour
with crystal blue waters suitable for most water sports.
The region that is now Port Stephens was formed forty million years ago when molten rock flowed out of
faults in the ground, forming volcanic peaks that rose dramatically up
from the sea to over two hundred metres. Time has since weathered the
original rock, leaving distinctive volcanic peaks with such names as Gan Gan Hill, Glovers Hill, Kurrara Hill, Stephens Peak, Tomaree, and
Yacaaba. Sand is washed in from the sea, or blown ashore or just left behind
when the sea level fell. In areas the sand is pure silicon and today is much
sought after by the glass industry, whilst other areas have concentrations of
zircon and rutile.
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 There is bountiful flora and fauna including wattles, tea
trees, banksias, healthlands, brushtail possum, honeyeaters, brown
antechinus, all abundant in the areas such as the Wanda Avenue
wetlands, Mambo Creek catchment and swamps.
Part of the Mid North Coast
region, Port Stephen is gaining fame as the place to be for whale watching, when
during the period of June to November, over 4,000 humpback whales swim past on
their annual migration north to the warmer waters of the South Pacific Ocean,
then south again. Click here to find out more about
whales...
For additional information visit the tourist information centre.
For Port Stephens accommodation
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Port Stephens Tours
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NSW Tours
Outback Eco
Adventure National Tours |
Imagine Cruises
Ph: 02 4984 9000 (To book)
A sailing Eco-tour leader, offers a
friendly and entertaining interpretation of the Port Stephens local
eco-systems with dolphins and whales being the stars of the show.
Sailing daily from dAlbora Marina, Dock C Nelson Bay, Port
Stephens. (Behind the Visitor Information Centre) Only two and a
half hours drive north of Sydney.
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Pacific Blue
Charters
Ph: 02 4981 7151 Mobile: 0413 286 639
Welcome to Pacific Blue Charters
at Nelson Bay. Enjoy a relaxing day fishing off the renowned blue waters of Port
Stephens. Deep sea, reef and game fishing charters, dive charters, scenic
cruises, whale and dolphin watching cruises. We know all the best reefs and
hotspots off the coast. Check our site for charter times. Other times can be
arranged for your private charter.
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