Botany Bay National Park is a national park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia located approximately 16 km south east of the Sydney central business district, on the northern and southern headlands of Botany Bay. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The northern headland is at La Perouse and the southern headland is at Kurnell. La Perouse is a Suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kurnell is a Suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
A number of memorials, commemorating Australia's history are located at the entrance to the Kurnell Peninsula portion of the Botany Bay National Park. Kurnell is a Suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. This area has a coast walk connecting the memorials, and is near the information centre and a museum.
The Kurnell Peninsula portion includes much of the eastern half of the promontory, adjacent to the Caltex Oil Refinery. The area is bordered by sandstone cliffs, eroded to a few metres above sea level in the north and higher in the south. The highest point is about a hundred metres above sea level and there are two mapped lookouts, Kurnell Lookout, and Houston Lookout. Hills of dry sclerophyll bushland include Botany Cone, 55 m, and Long Nose, 101 m. Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem There are many small points and cliff formations and several walking tracks. The carpark and lookout at the end of the Yena Track is popular for whale watching in the migration season.
Fact sheet
- Area: 4. 9 km²
- Coordinates:
- Date of establishment: November 23, 1984
- Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
- IUCN category: V
See also
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