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Manly Island, Sydney

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Manly is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Manly is located 17 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the local government area of Manly Council, in the Northern Beaches region. 


For 150 years Manly Wharf has been the gateway to Manly. The first Manly Wharf was a fifty foot pier built on the present site, and it has been in continuous use as a ferry wharf ever since. Every year over 6 million commuters travel across Sydney Harbour on the scenic ferry or jet cat, passing through Manly Wharf on their way to and from work.


Buildings at Manly, NSW facing the sea


The road heading towards Manly Wharf

Manly Beach is a beach situated in Sydney's Northern Beaches, Australia. From north to south, the three main sections are Queenscliff, North Steyne, and South Steyne. Within walking distance of Manly Beach along the oceanway is Fairy Bower and Shelley Beach. There are shops, restaurants, night clubs, and dive bars in town. The beach was named by Capt. Arthur Phillip for the indigenous people living there. He wrote about them, "Their confidence and manly behaviour made me give the name of Manly Cove to this place". 



Write up: Courtesy of Wikipedia
Photo by Sidney Toh

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