<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong>The Blue Mountains</strong> is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia. It borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting approximately 50 kilometres west of the state capital.</span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The area begins on the west side of the Nepean River and extends westward as far as Coxs River.</span></span></p>