Natural features

Byron Bay

Australia New South Wales Byron Bay

Byron Bay
Photo: Kpravin2, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A laid-back surf town with beaches and the Cape Byron Lighthouse at the most easterly point of mainland Australia. Walk the Cape Byron Walking Track at sunrise; dolphins and, in winter, whales pass close by.


The hinterland has rainforest and markets.

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