Fishermans Bay, New South Wales

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Fishermans Bay
New South Wales
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Fishermans Bay
Coordinates 32°47′16″S152°5′24″E / 32.78778°S 152.09000°E / -32.78778; 152.09000 Coordinates: 32°47′16″S152°5′24″E / 32.78778°S 152.09000°E / -32.78778; 152.09000
Postcode(s) 2316
Area1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) [Note 1]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST) AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s) Port Stephens Council [1]
Region Hunter
County Gloucester [2]
Parish Tomaree [2]
State electorate(s) Port Stephens
Federal division(s) Paterson
Mean max temp [3] Mean min temp [3] Annual rainfall [3]
27.3 °C
81 °F
8.4 °C
47 °F
1,348.9 mm
53.1 in
Suburbs around Fishermans Bay:
Anna Bay Anna Bay Boat Harbour
Anna Bay Fishermans Bay Boat Harbour
Tasman Sea Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Fishermans Bay is a small suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. [1] 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 small portion of the south western corner of the suburb is populated. [4] The suburb is named after the adjacent bay. [5]

Notes

  1. Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9332 PORT STEPHENS.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Fishermans Bay (suburb)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 May 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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  4. "Fishermans Bay". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information . Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. "Fishermans Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 May 2008. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg