Bird Island (New South Wales)
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Bird Island is a small island located in the Tasman Sea
adjacent to the Central Coast of New South Wales
, Australia
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Bird Island is located approximately 6.5 km north of Norah Head Lighthouse. It is located 1.4 km from the shore. It covers an area of 7.2 hectares and has been a nature reserve since June 1960.
Tasman Sea
The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, approximately across. It extends 2,800 km from north to south. It is a south-western segment of the South Pacific Ocean. The sea was named after the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first recorded European...
adjacent to the Central Coast of 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...
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Bird Island is located approximately 6.5 km north of Norah Head Lighthouse. It is located 1.4 km from the shore. It covers an area of 7.2 hectares and has been a nature reserve since June 1960.