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Akuna Bay

Coordinates: 33°38′40″S 151°14′11″E / 33.64444°S 151.23639°E / -33.64444; 151.23639
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Akuna Bay
Akuna Bay is located in New South Wales
Akuna Bay
Akuna Bay
Location of Akuna Bay in New South Wales
LocationNorthern Sydney
Coordinates33°38′40″S 151°14′11″E / 33.64444°S 151.23639°E / -33.64444; 151.23639[1][2]
TypeBay
Primary inflowsCoal and Candle Creek
Primary outflowsBroken Bay
Basin countriesAustralia
Frozennever
SettlementsAkuna Bay

The Akuna Bay is a bay[1][2] within Broken Bay, located in the Northern Beaches Council local government area in the Northern Suburbs of Sydney, Australia. The bay is fed by Coal and Candle Creek, with its land boundaries encased within the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. A large marina in located within the bay. The urban locality of Akuna Bay is located at the southern boundary of the bay.[3]

Akuna is an Aboriginal word meaning "to follow".[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Akuna Bay (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. ^ a b "Akuna Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Akuna Bay (Map). National Parks & Wildlife Service. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Akuna Bay (urban place)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata