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Touring Yamba in Australia

Yamba in the region of New South Wales is located in Australia - some 473 mi or ( 762 km ) North-East of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Yamba

Time in Yamba is now 12:48 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Mororo, Harwood, Chatsworth Island, Brisbane, and Gulmarrad. Being here already, consider visiting Mororo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Yamba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Timelapse of SevereThunderstorm Microburst - Yamba, NSW 16th Nov 1997

0:58 min by ozthunder
Views: 9243 Rating: 5.00

Click on the WATCH HIGHER QUALITY words at bottom right of video for a much clearer video. 16 November 1997 - this Timelapse shows a destructive microburst that destroyed sugar cane crops, uprooted tr ..

30 Days in Oz: Shane, Yamba, New South Wales

1:24 min by australia
Views: 3734 Rating: 4.67

Say G'day to Shane who owns and manages the Yamba YHA (www.yha.com.au in northern NSW. A family man and proper Aussie bloke, Shane loves surfing, cliff jumping, dolphin spotting, fishing, and putting ..


Dolphins Pippi Beach Yamba

1:58 min by ihaig72
Views: 1161 Rating: 4.50

Taken by a small waterproof camera. Whilst surfing off Pippi Beach Yamba on a regular basis dolphins would come and visit. In many cases when catching waves you would have to share you wave with a gro ..

Grandma's Trip

1:57 min by Tania Williams
Views: 500 Rating: 4.33

Entry to the PICA & PMA Bring Your Photos to Life Video Competition ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Clarence River Light

Clarence River Light, also known as Yamba Light or Clarence Head Light, is an active lighthouse located on Pilot Hill, a hill in Wooli Park, Yamba, New South Wales, Australia, south of the entrance of Clarence River. The current lighthouse was built in 1955, replacing a previous lighthouse built in 1880. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It serves as the rear range light for two different ranges. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}}

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Located at -29.43 153.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Lighthouses completed in 1866, Lighthouses completed in 1955, Lighthouses in New South Wales

Yamba, New South Wales

Yamba is a town in northern New South Wales, Australia at the mouth of the Clarence River. The first European to visit the area was Matthew Flinders, who stopped by in Yamba Bay for six days in July 1799. The town economy is strongly based on fishing and tourism, but has a diverse range of influences, due to the 'Sea Change' phenomena and the large amount of baby boomers who are starting to retire to the warmer climates.

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Located at -29.43 153.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Fishing communities in Australia, Northern Rivers, Ports and harbours of New South Wales, Towns in New South Wales

Sea foam

Sea foam, ocean foam, beach foam, or spume is a type of foam created by the agitation of seawater, particularly when it contains higher concentrations of dissolved organic matter derived from sources such as the offshore breakdown of algal blooms. These compounds can act as surfactants or foaming agents.

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Located at -29.43 153.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Aquatic ecology, Chemical oceanography, Foams, Liquid water, Physical Oceanography

HMAS Waree

HMAS Waree (W128) was a tug boat operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. She later operated as a tug boat for the Waratah Tug and Salvage Company before being requistioned by the RAN. She sank on 17 October 1946.

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Located at -29.42 153.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 1939 ships, Iron and steel steamships of Australia, Maritime incidents in 1946, Ships built in New South Wales, Shipwrecks of the Richmond-Tweed Region, Tugboats of the Royal Australian Navy

Iluka Nature Reserve

Iluka Nature Reserve is part of the World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986 and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007. It is one of the last remaining littoral rainforests in the Southern Hemisphere. It contains many different plant species ranging from coastal dune species to tropical rainforest species. The Iluka rainforest has a vast range of native animal species ranging from wallabies and kangaroos to wombats and echidnas.

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Located at -29.40 153.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Forests of New South Wales, Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Nature reserves in New South Wales

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Yamba