| Illawarra Escarpment |
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The Illawarra escarpment is the mountain range west of a narrow coastal plain south of Sydney , Australia, enclosing the region known as the Illawarra which stretches from Stanwell Park in the north to Kiama , Gerringong and the Shoalhaven river in the south. Many fo the towns on the coastal plain adjacent to the escarpment were first founded to harvest the cedar trees on the slopes of the escarpment or the coal seams beneath it. The city of Wollongong is the central city in the Illawarra. |
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