Infrastructure · Bondi, Sydney, Australia
The classical tower built to ventilate a sewer
A monumental concrete vent rises beside Bondi Golf Course like a misplaced coastal column.
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Unusual places in Australia
Underground towns, pink lakes, monumental sewer infrastructure and landscapes shaped by extreme geology.
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Infrastructure · Coober Pedy, South Australia
The town that moved underground
Homes and civic spaces occupy excavated rock to escape surface heat.
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Natural world · Middle Island, Australia
The permanently pink lake
A vivid saline lake sits beside the deep blue Southern Ocean.
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