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    Blue Pool Bermagui saltwater pool in Bermagui, AustraliaPUBLIC
    Oceania

    Blue Pool Bermagui

    Bermagui, Australia

    A natural rock-cut ocean pool on the Sapphire Coast, refilled twice a day by the Pacific.

    Ocean-fed
    Rock poolTidal
    Saltwater
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    Avalon Rockpool saltwater pool in Avalon Beach, Sydney, AustraliaPUBLIC
    Oceania

    Avalon Rockpool

    Avalon Beach, Sydney, Australia

    A classic Northern Beaches rock pool carved into the headland at Avalon.

    Ocean-fed
    Rock poolOutdoor
    Saltwater
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    An overwater saltwater plunge pool above a turquoise Maldivian lagoon
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