Lipika
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« on: October 17, 2007, 02:44:44 AM » |
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World champion Casey Stoner (Ducati) won his home motoGP event in convincing style today. Stoner finished ahead of Ducati teammate Loris Capirossi, with former World champ Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) finishing third.About Phillip IslandA one and half hour drive south east from Melbourne central, Phillip Island is located at the mouth of Westernport bay, with the southern side of the exposed to Bass Strait (part of the Southern Ocean), while the northern sits in the tranquillity of Westernport Bay. Connected to the mainland at San Remo by a bridge the island is easy accessed.
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Phillip Island is 26 kilometres long and 9 kilometres wide and covers some 10,000 hectares. The coast line is 101 kilometres long and has a variety of environments, great surf beaches, safe clear swimming beaches, sandy beaches, rock platform, rocky outcrops and mangrove swamp. The island consists largely of open and flat countryside with large isolated pockets of natural habituate.
A one and half hour drive south east from Melbourne central, Phillip Island is located at the mouth of Westernport bay, with the southern side of the exposed to Bass Strait (part of the Southern Ocean), while the northern sits in the tranquillity of Westernport Bay. Connected to the mainland at San Remo by a bridge the island is easy accessed.
Phillip Island is 26 kilometres long and 9 kilometres wide and covers some 10,000 hectares. The coast line is 101 kilometres long and has a variety of environments, great surf beaches, safe clear swimming beaches, sandy beaches, rock platform, rocky outcrops and mangrove swamp. The island consists largely of open and flat countryside with large isolated pockets of natural habituate.
Phillip Island has a large number natural attractions of which the most famous of these is the nightly Penguin Parade. Other natural assets include Seal Rocks, The Nobbies, Rhyll Inlet, Pyramid Rock, Cape Woolamai, Forrest Caves, Swan Lake, Blow hole and Churchill Island. Complimenting these, are a number of man made attraction and activities such as "Wildlife Coast Boat Cruises" "Amaze and Things", indoor Go-carts, water slide, surfing & lessons, parasailing, fishing charters, golf, eco tours, pokies clubs, night clubs, motor racing, boat hire, canoeing, scuba diving, cycling and much more.
Phillip Island has approximately 7,000 permanent residents, with Cowes being the main town on the island. Cowes has a large number of retail shops, restaurants, cafes, bars and take away food outlets.
Other towns on the island include Rhyll, Newhaven, Woolamai, Ventnor, Smiths Beach, Surf Beach, Sunderland Bay, Wimbledon Heights, Silverleaves and San Remo on the main land were the bridge reaches over to the island. Phillip island currently attracts some 1.5 million visitors each year which makes it one the most popular single tourist destination in Australia. 
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