P176 - Australia - Busselton Jetty

Busselton Jetty, Busselton, Perth, Australia

Busselton is a town in the South West region of Western Australia. Founded in 1832 by the Bussell family, Busselton has been one of the fastest growing regions in Australia in the last decade and has a population of approximately 20,000. Busselton is located 220 km south west of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Busselton has been voted Western Australia's top tourist town three times in 1995, 1996 and 2005.

Busselton Jetty is the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere,[citation needed] stretching almost 2 km out to sea from the town of Busselton, Western Australia. Because the shallow waters of Geographe Bay restricted ship movement, a long jetty was required so that the cut timber could be transported to the ships. In 1839 Governor Hutt appointed "the place in Geographe Bay opposite the Settlement at The Vasse to be the legal place for the loading and unloading of goods". The jetty commenced construction in 1853 after persistent pressure by settlers. In 1865 the first section of the jetty became available for ships to moor. In 1875 an additional 131 metres was added to the original structure, as over 10 years of drift sands had made the depth of the water too shallow for mooring. The jetty was continually extended until the 1960s when it reached its current length of 1841 metres.

从柏斯开车南下,只需两个半小时就能抵达巴瑟尔顿.小镇碧蓝的海水,配上连绵30公里的皑皑细沙,已成为世界各地旅游手册的必登照片.巴瑟尔顿码头长堤是当地的地标.2公里的长堤是南半球最长的木制架构,也是最大的人造珊瑚礁.长堤尾端有个观察站,让人一起到8公尺深的海洋,通过11个窗口,观看长堤下的 300种海洋生物.

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