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Blue Mountains

West of Sydney

Blue Mountains west of Sydney
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Yes, they're rather blue, aren't they? These are parts of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney as viewed from Cliff Drive between Leura and Katoomba. The blue haze imparting a bluish hue to the Blue Mountains is said to be caused by a fine mist of oil shed by eucalyptus trees.

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