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Eroded granite rocks covered with orange-brown lichen in Bay of Fires, Tasmania Royalty Free Stock Photo

heathland vegetation and granite coastal rocks covered with orange lichen at Bay of Fires, Tasmania, Australia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orange Rocks of the Bay of Fires overlooking the shore Tasmania Australia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orange-hued granite rocks in the Bay of Fires on the northeastern coast of Tasmania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orange-hued granite rocks in the Bay Of Fires on coast of Tasmania Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orange Rocks of the Bay of Fires near a green field overlooking the shore Tasmania Australia Royalty Free Stock Photo

Orange lichen rocks at Bay of Fires, Tasmania. Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Bay of Fires indigenous name: larapuna is a bay on the northeastern coast of Tasmania in Australia, extending from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. The bay was given its name in 1773 by Captain Tobias Furneaux in Adventure,who saw the fires of Aboriginal people on the beaches. The Bay of Fires is a region of white beaches, blue water and orange-hued granite the color of which is actually produced by a lichen. The northern section of the bay is part of Mount William National Park; the southern end is a conservation area. A wide range of activities can be pursued in the Bay of Fires area, including camping, beach activities, boating, bird watching, fishing, swimming, surfing and walking.