Byron+Bay

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By Emily Powe and Libby Bullen[[image:ofgs9geo/byronbay3.jpg align="left"]]
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Captain Cook first discovered Byron Bay when he passed the most Easterly point of Australia and that was when Byron Bay was first settled in, inly by cedar cutters and quickly after being founded it was given its name "Byron Bay" after John Byron which was James Cook's idea. Byron Bay was first thought of as an actual town when musicans, sporting groups and other settlers first arrived and put use to the new hotels, local shops and media stores that had recently been developed, thus creating Byron Bay. There onwards many of the famous icons began construction, e.g The lighthouse. Located on the east coast of Australia, Byron Bay is the most Eastern point in Australia. These variables increased the popularity of Byron Bay. And because Byron Bay became so famous, the tourism increased and soon people from all over Australia were flocking over to Byron Bay, enjoying the beaches, shops, and friendly locals.======

Byron Bay is also famous for it's locals. The typical, stereotypical Byron Bay local is a drugs smoking, alcoholic, hippie that loves to surf surfing. And so Byorn Bay got it's hippie and chilled atmosphere upon it. __Here is an example of the sterotypical Byron Bay local__ @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jokpLFjQ9n0 Byron Bay is also famous for it's many surf breaks e.g The pass at Byron Bay and the point at Lennox Head. This attracts many surfers from all over Australia to come to Byron Bay increasing it's popularity and helping it out with the stereotypical Byron Bay surfer. With all these factors occurring in Byron Bay, it became the major tourist place it is today and especially in summer gets very crazy and crowded.