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Bate Bay is a bay in southern Sydney, Australia. The bay is south of the Kurnell peninsula and its foreshore makes up the beaches of Cronulla.

The beaches of Cronulla from north to south are: Wanda Beach, Elouera Beach, North Cronulla Beach, Cronulla Beach, Blackwoods Beach and Shelly Beach. Local names also apply to various parts of the beach, such as The Wall, between North Cronulla and Elouera, Big Man's Knob to the east of Elouera [1] and Green Hills, to the north of Wanda. [2]

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References

  1. "Shore Fishing Australia". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  2. "Beaches & Bays". Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-25.

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