A bombora is a submerged rock shelf, reef, or sand bank located away from the shoreline over which sea waves break, distinct from the surf break at the beach itself. The term comes from the Eora language of Indigenous Australians, and the feature is also known colloquially as a bommie.
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Bombora is an Indigenous Australian term from the Eora language for sea waves breaking over a shallow area such as a submerged rock shelf, reef, or sand bank that is located away from the shoreline and beach surf break
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