Akuna Bay, New South Wales

Akuna Bay
Sydney, New South Wales

Boats moored at Akuna Bay Marina

Postcode(s)

2084

Location

38 km (24 mi) north of Sydney CBD

LGA(s)

Northern Beaches Council

Localities around Akuna Bay:
Akuna Bay	Akuna Bay	Akuna Bay
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park	Akuna Bay	Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park	Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park	Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park

Akuna Bay is an urban place^[1] in Sydney, Australia. Akuna Bay is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.

Akuna Bay sits in the Kuring-gai Chase National Park^[2] and takes its name^[3] from the bay on Coal and Candle Creek. It can be accessed by a marina on the bay or by Liberator General San Martin Drive.

History

Akuna was thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning to follow.^[1] It actually is a mangled version of the Dieri word ngaka-rna meaning "to flow".^[4]

References

1 2 "Akuna Bay (urban place)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
↑ Akuna Bay (Map). National Parks & Wildlife Service. 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
↑ "Akuna Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
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Coordinates: 33°38′53″S 151°14′06″E / 33.648°S 151.235°E / -33.648; 151.235

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Suburbs and localities of Pittwater Council, Northern Beaches, Sydney
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