Capertee Valley
Capertee Valley in New South Wales, Australia (33°10′6″S 150°4′28″E / 33.16833°S 150.07444°E) is longer and about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) wider than the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Despite being larger than the Grand Canyon, and a two and a half hour drive from Australia's largest city, Sydney (135 km (84 mi) NW), the Capertee Valley is little known, in or outside of Australia, except by bird watchers who prize its diversity.[1] In the US published book Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die, author Chris Santella lists Capertee Valley as one of only two locations in Australia selected in his top 50 world bird watching locations.[2]
The Capertee Valley follows the Capertee River as it cuts through the Sydney Basin, a sedimentary basin consisting of Permian and Triassic sedimentary rock west of the Blue Mountains.[3]
References
- ^ "Capertee Valley". Muswellbrook Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ Santella, Chris. Fifty Places to Go Birding Before You Die, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, New York 2007, ISBN 978-1-58479-629-9
- ^ "The Sydney Basin". Australian Museum. Retrieved 26 December 2009.