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The Blue Mountains, NSW Australia #7
The Blue Mountains, NSW Australia #7

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The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia.
It borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the state capital. The public's understanding of the extent of the Blue Mountains is varied, as it forms only part of an extensive mountainous area associated with the Great Dividing Range. Officially the Blue Mountains is bounded by the Nepean and Hawkesbury Rivers in the east, the Coxs River and Lake Burragorang to the west and south, and the Wolgan and Colo Rivers to the north. Geologically, it is situated in the central parts of the Sydney Basin.

The Blue Mountains are a dissected plateau carved in sandstone bedrock. They are now a series of ridge lines separated by gorges up to 760 metres (2,490 ft) deep. The highest point in the Blue Mountains, as it is now defined, is an unnamed point with an elevation of 1,189 m (3,901 ft) seven kilometres north-east of Lithgow. However, the highest point in the broader region once considered to be the Blue Mountains is Mount Bindo, elevation 1,362 m (4,469 ft). A large part of the Blue Mountains is incorporated into the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site, consisting of seven national park areas and a conservation reserve.


The Blue Mountains were named for the distinctive blue, hazy mist which is a result of the large numbers of native Australian Eucalyptus trees in the area. The oil given off by these Eucalyptus (gum) trees fills the air, and combines with dust particles and water vapour in the atmosphere, making the light appear predominantly blue in colour and the reflected landscape seem 'bluish'.


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Mountains_%28New_South_Wales%29

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