Portuguese Bay

Portuguese Bay is a bay in New South Wales, Australia. Portuguese Bay is situated nearby to the locality Soldiers Point, as well as near the suburb Coasters Retreat.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McKay Reserve and Palm Beach Seaplane Base.

McKay Reserve

Nature reserve

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McKay Reserve is a small tract of remnant urban bushland in Palm Beach, parts of which contain the endangered ecological community Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest.

Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach Seaplane Base is situated 3 km northeast of Portuguese Bay.

Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland in the Sydney suburb of Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks. Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is situated 4 km northeast of Portuguese Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morning Bay and Barrenjoey.

Morning Bay

Suburb

Morning Bay is a road-inaccessible suburb and adjoining bay in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Morning Bay is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Morning Bay is situated 2½ km southwest of Portuguese Bay.

Barrenjoey

Locality

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Barrenjoey is a locality in the suburb of Palm Beach, 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. Barrenjoey is situated 4 km northeast of Portuguese Bay.

McCarrs Creek

Suburb

McCarrs Creek is a suburb that is located adjacent to McCarrs Creek, approximately 4 kilometres west of Newport, at the headwaters of the Pittwater in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. McCarrs Creek is situated 4½ km southwest of Portuguese Bay.

Portuguese Bay

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.6068° or 33° 36′ 25″ south

Longitude

151.30119° or 151° 18′ 4″ east

Elevation

112 metres (367 feet)

Open location code

4RRH98V2+7F

GeoNames ID

8192763

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