Lake Macquarie, framed by trees at dawn, Eraring, New South Wales, Australia

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Lake Macquarie or Awaba is Australia's largest coastal salt water lagoon. Located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, it covers an area of 110 square kilometres ( sq mi) and is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Most of the residents of the City of Lake Macquarie live near the shores of the lake. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney Harbour and is one of the largest salt water lagoons in the Southern Hemisphere. It is slightly smaller than Port Stephens, which is about 43 kilometres (27 mi) to the northeast of the lake.

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Size: 2250px × 3000px
Location: Myuna Bay, Lake Macquarie, Central Coast, NSW, Australia
Photo credit: © will Perrett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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