Akuna Bay

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Akuna Bay
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Akuna Bay
Location of Akuna Bay in New South Wales
Location Northern Sydney
Coordinates 33°38′40″S151°14′11″E / 33.64444°S 151.23639°E / -33.64444; 151.23639 Coordinates: 33°38′40″S151°14′11″E / 33.64444°S 151.23639°E / -33.64444; 151.23639 [1] [2]
Type Bay
Primary inflows Coal and Candle Creek
Primary outflows Broken Bay
Basin  countriesAustralia
Frozennever
Settlements Akuna 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Akuna Bay (NSW)". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  2. 1 2 "Akuna Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  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. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg