The dramatic Hollyford Track starts in the midst of lowland forest, crossing mountain streams and passing pretty waterfalls as it follows the broad Hollyford River valley all the way to the sea at Martins Bay.

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Step off the floatplane here and you are plunged into a towering landscape with broad, glinting sweeps of water alive with orcas, sea lions, otters, dolphins, and salmon--lots of salmon.

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More sea urchins and other tiny shellfish have been swept ashore at adjoining Broad Haven and Little Haven beaches in St Brides Bay, Pembrokeshire and in some places the golden sands were inches deep in empty shells.

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Concrete clad and perennially crowded, Bondi's well-trodden stretch of sand presents a broad slice of modern Sydney life, from the weather-beaten lap swimmers at the Icebergs sea pool, to the Negroni-swilling regulars at North Bondi Italian.

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At present, though satellites can provide a broad-brush picture of what is going on, collecting detailed information about the atmosphere above the sea is hard.

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Hainan Island's strategic location provides quick access to the critical sea lines of communication that lead to northeastern Asia and Australia, plus ready access to the broad reaches of the Western Pacific.

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