Akuna Bay, New South Wales
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Akuna Bay is a locality in Sydney
, New South Wales
, Australia
. Akuna Bay is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district
, in the local government areas of Warringah Council
and Pittwater Council
, in the North Shore
region of Sydney.
Akuna Bay sits in the Kuring-gai Chase National Park and takes its name from the bay
on Coal and Candle Creek
. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales designates it an Urban Place. It can be accessed by a marina
on the bay or by Liberator General San Martin Road.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Akuna Bay is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...
, in the local government areas of Warringah Council
Warringah Council
Warringah is a local council area in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. Warringah Council overlaps with a number of suburbs from the Manly Council area to the south and the Pittwater Council area to the north...
and Pittwater Council
Pittwater Council
Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The suburbs which comprise the Pittwater LGA were detached from the Warringah local government area in 1993...
, in the North Shore
North Shore (Sydney)
The North Shore is an informal term used to describe the primarily residential area of northern metropolitan Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The term usually refers to the suburbs located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour between Middle Harbour and the Lane Cove River, up to...
region of Sydney.
Akuna Bay sits in the Kuring-gai Chase National Park and takes its name from the bay
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
on Coal and Candle Creek
Coal and Candle Creek
Coal and Candle Creek is a creek located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a tributary of Cowan Creek which flows into the Hawkesbury River.-See also:*Cottage Point, New South Wales...
. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales designates it an Urban Place. It can be accessed by a marina
Marina
A marina is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats.A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo from freighters....
on the bay or by Liberator General San Martin Road.