Coles Bay, Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia.

Orange lichen grows on granite shoreline of Coles Bay, on the Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. Devonian Granite is the dominant rock type at Freycinet. Orthoclase, a pink feldspar gives the mountains and coastline their characteristic pink tint. Black micas and white quartz are also found. The Tasman Sea is part of the South Pacific Ocean.

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Contained in galleries: AUSTRALIA: TASMANIA: Cradle Mt Wilderness, Painted Cliffs, Freycinet, Karst caves

Orange lichen grows on granite shoreline of Coles Bay, on the Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. Devonian Granite is the dominant rock type at Freycinet. Orthoclase, a pink feldspar gives the mountains and coastline their characteristic pink tint. Black micas and white quartz are also found. The Tasman Sea is part of the South Pacific Ocean.