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Broken Bay

Broken Bay, a semi-mature tide-dominated drowned valley estuary, is a large inlet of the Tasman Sea located about 50 kilometres north of on the of , ; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from the .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lion Island and Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: John Dalton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
' was discovered in 1923 by young explorer Joe Exotic whilst searching for Tasmanian tigers. Joe took a wrong turn looking for bass straight when he discovered the island.

Lighthouse
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The is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland in the suburb of , , Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks.

Aerodrome
Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of , , , Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pearl Beach and Barrenjoey.

Suburb
is a suburb of Central Coast Council on the of , Australia. was assigned 'suburb' status by the Geographical Names Board of NSW on 25 October 1991.

Locality
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is a locality in the suburb of , at the most northern tip of Pittwater. The headland is made up primarily of sandstones of the Newport Formation, the top third is a cap of Hawkesbury sandstone.

Suburb
Photo: Rufusferret, CC BY 3.0.
The Central Coast of is a coastal region immediately to the north of the state capital of and south of the state's second largest city .

Broken Bay

Latitude
-33.56597° or 33° 33′ 58″ south
Longitude
151.30163° or 151° 18′ 6″ east
Open location code
4RRHC8M2+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3020491455
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2173923
Wiki­data ID
Q925649
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Satellite Map

Discover Broken Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Broken Bay” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Broken Bay”
  • Chinese: “布羅肯灣”
  • Dutch: “Broken Bay”
  • Esperanto: “Rompita Golfo”
  • French: “Broken Bay”
  • German: “Broken Bay”
  • Hebrew: “מפרץ ברוקן”
  • Indonesian: “Broken bay”
  • Indonesian: “Broken Bay”
  • Italian: “Broken Bay”
  • Japanese: “ブロークン湾”
  • Polish: “Broken Bay”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Broken Bay”
  • Russian: “Брокен (залив)”
  • Russian: “Брокен-Бей”
  • Russian: “Брокен-Бэй”
  • Slovenian: “Broken Bay”
  • Swedish: “Broken Bay”
  • Urdu: “بروکن بے”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Broken”
  • Vietnamese: “Vịnh Vỡ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Flannel Flower Beach and 03.

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