The Bay of Fires (
palawa kani
Palawa kani is a constructed language created by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre as a composite Tasmanian languages, Tasmanian language, based on reconstructed vocabulary from the limited accounts of the various languages once spoken by the eas ...
: ''larapuna)'' is a
bay on the northeastern coast of
Tasmania
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Australia, extending from
Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain
Tobias Furneaux
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who saw the fires of
Aboriginal people
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original people ...
on the beaches.
Bay whaling activities were carried out in the area in the 1840s.
The Bay of Fires is a region of white beaches, blue water and orange-hued
granite
Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...
(the colour of which is actually produced by a
lichen). The northern section of the bay is part of
Mount William National Park; the southern end is a conservation area.
A wide range of activities can be pursued in the Bay of Fires area, including camping, beach activities, boating, bird watching, fishing, swimming, surfing and walking.
Tourism
In the 2000s, the Bay of Fires received several tourism accolades. In 2005, it was named as the world's second best beach by
Condé Nast
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In 2008, it was named the world's "hottest" travel destination for 2009 by international guide book
Lonely Planet
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History Early years
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History
The Bay of Fires was a meeting place for Aboriginal family groups such as Panpe-kanner, Leener-rerter and Pinter-rairer.
Pictures
File:Binalong Bay beach.JPG, Binalong Bay Beach
File:Bay of Fires rocks.JPG, Beach and Rocks
File:Bay of Fires-07.jpg
File:Bay of Fires-10.jpg
File:Bay of Fires-06.jpg
References
East Coast Tasmania
Beaches of Tasmania
Bays of Tasmania
Whaling stations in Australia
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