Sapphire Coast
The Sapphire Coast is the southernmost coastal region on the east coast of Australia. Nestled in southeastern New South Wales, it's also known as Bega Valley Shire. As of 2020, it had a population of 34,727.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Beowa National Park and Bega.
Beowa National Park
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Beowa National Park is a national park in the Sapphire Coast region of southeastern New South Wales, and is the state's southernmost national park. The park contains two separate sections, the Pambula-Haycock area and the Green Cape area.
Bega
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Bega is a small town in the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales. It's best known as the home of dairy giant Bega Group, which processes well over 1 billion litres of milk every year into cheese and every other dairy product imaginable and owns numerous brands including Vegemite.
Merimbula
Photo: Phil Whitehouse, CC BY 2.0.
Merimbula is a beachside town on the Sapphire Coast in the far south of New South Wales. Across Merimbula Lake is Merimbula's twin town of Pambula.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Eden and Bermagui.
Eden
Eden is a town on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, approximately 230 nautical miles south of Sydney, and situated on Twofold Bay, close to the state border with Victoria. It's the southernmost major town in NSW.
Bermagui
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Bermagui is a peaceful fishing village of 1,500 people in the Sapphire Coast region of New South Wales.
Tathra
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Tathra is a town of 1,700 people on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales. Nearby points of interest are the Old Tathra Wharf, Mimosa Rocks National Park and Bournda National Park.
Bournda National Park
Photo: Mark Andrews, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bournda National Park is a national park in the Sapphire Coast region of southeastern New South Wales. It is an important bird habitant with the lagoon being a popular spot for recreational kayaking.
SE Forest National Park
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SE Forest National Park is a national park in the Sapphire Coast region of southeastern New South Wales. It sits in between the Snowy Mountains and the Sapphire Coast, providing a unique blend of coastal and temperate wet rainforests from the Gondwana era.
Bemboka
Bemboka is a small town of 589 in the upper regions of the Sapphire Coast in southeastern New South Wales. It serves as a gateway to passer-by travellers and those headed to nearby national parks.Sapphire Coast
- Type: Town with 4,370 residents
- Description: local government area in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Bega”, “Bega Valley”, and “Bega Valley Shire”
- Categories: local government area of New South Wales and locality
- Location: Southeastern New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude of center
-36.6781° or 36° 40′ 41″ southLongitude of center
149.8408° or 149° 50′ 27″ eastPopulation
4,370OpenStreetMap ID
node 59608762OpenStreetMap feature
place=townWikidata ID
Q752512
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sapphire Coast” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bega Valley”
- Dutch: “Bega Valley Shire Council”
- French: “comté de la vallée Bega”
- French: “Comté de la vallée de la Bega”
- German: “Bega Valley Shire”
- Italian: “contea di Bega Valley”
- Italian: “Contea di Bega Valley”
- Japanese: “ベガバレー・シャイア”
- Persian: “بگا ولی شایر”
- Russian: “Бига”
- Sardinian: “contea de Bega Valley”
- Spanish: “Condado de Bega Valley”
- Swedish: “Bega Valley”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Sapphire Coast”. Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.