Clear Blue
Mar.17, 2008 in
Coles Bays and Freycinet National Park
Yes the water really is that color! This shot is at the Northern End of the Friendly beaches.
The Rocks of the Freycinet Peninsula are mainly granite which has a high quartz (silicon) content but few of the minerals that discolour water and sand.
Over aeons the erosion of local granite has supplied a large amount of pure silica rich sand. Combine this with clear, sediment free water and the clarity you see is produced/
March 17th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Beautiful photography. The scene really is that nice.
March 17th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
So clear and beautiful here. Hope it always stays that way.
March 18th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Oh wow, no wonder Coles Bay is on every Tasmania tourism brochure !
March 19th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Thanks Abraham
Rambling – i very much hope so. Its so refreshing just to look at with its purity and beauty
Nathalie – yes and it really does look like that too which is all the more attractive