Sandstone port under the southern lights
Hobart
Tasmania's capital, with honey-coloured sandstone warehouses on the waterfront and, at times, a green and pink night sky.
Why Hobart is sandstone gold
Hobart, founded in 1804, is the capital of the island state of Tasmania and the second-oldest capital city in Australia. Its early buildings were made of local sandstone, much of it cut by convicts. The row of warehouses at Salamanca Place, built in the 1830s for the whaling and trading port, is a warm golden colour, as are the public buildings nearby. Behind the city stands a mountain of dark grey rock, often capped with snow. Hobart lies far enough south that the aurora australis, the southern lights, can sometimes be seen from the hills and beaches around it, as green and pink curtains low in the sky. Sightings depend on solar activity and clear, dark nights.
#C9A66BAurora green#5FD98AMountain dolerite grey#5F6266Derwent blue#3F6F9ERoof red#A6452FValues are fair approximations of what the eye sees there, not measurements.
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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Jaisalmer In: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Amritsar In: Traveltoindia23, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Uluru Au: Thomas Schoch, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Broome Au: Kat Clay, CC BY 2.0, source
- Brighton Beach Au: Celco85, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lake Hillier Au: Aussie Oc, CC BY-SA 4.0, source