Tomaree is a national park in 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

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, 145-155 km

Kilometre

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 northeast of Sydney

Sydney

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 in the Port Stephens Local Government Area. It is located on the shores of the Tasman Sea

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...

, extending north from Fishermans Bay

Fishermans Bay, New South Wales

Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the coast of the Tasman Sea adjacent to Anna Bay. A large part of the eastern portion of the suburb is occupied by Tomaree National Park and only a very...

 to Shoal Bay

Shoal Bay, New South Wales

Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port...

 passing through Boat Harbour

Boat Harbour, New South Wales

Boat Harbour is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The main population centre of the suburb is the village also known as Boat Harbour...

, One Mile

One Mile, New South Wales

One Mile is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The suburb is semi-rural with a small urban settlement west of Gan Gan Road and a number of caravan parks to the east of Gan Gan Road...

, Nelson Bay

Nelson Bay, New South Wales

Nelson Bay is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about by road north-east of Newcastle, its nearest rail link. At the 2006 census, Nelson Bay had a...

 and Fingal Bay

Fingal Bay, New South Wales

Fingal Bay is the eastern-most suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The only population centre is the township of the same name, which itself is named after the adjacent, small, semi-circular bay...

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Most entry points to the park are indicated by signs installed by the 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...

 National Parks and Wildlife Service

National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)

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 which usually indicate any activities that may be prohibited within park boundaries.

Two prominent locations in the park are Point Stephens Light

Point Stephens Light

Point Stephens Light is an active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. It serves in assisting vessels entering Port Stephens. It is considered an endangered lighthouse due...

, a lighthouse built in 1862 and the World War II

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 gun emplacements on Tomaree Head which were built in 1941, the location of the No. 20 Radar Station RAAF

No. 20 Radar Station RAAF

No. 20 Radar Station RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force radar station formed at Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, during World War II on 12 April 1942. The radar station was set up upon Tomaree Head, Port Stephens and became operational on 1 June 1942.-Overview:The radar was the first HMV...

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