Akuna Bay, New South Wales
| Akuna Bay Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Boats moored at Akuna Bay Marina | |||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2084 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 38 km (24 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pittwater | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||||
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Akuna Bay is an urban place[1] in Sydney, Australia. Akuna Bay is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
Akuna Bay sits in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park[2] and takes its name[3] from the bay on Coal and Candle Creek. It can be accessed by a marina on the bay or by Liberator General San Martin Drive.
History
[edit]Akuna was thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning to follow.[1] It actually is a mangled version of the Dieri word ngaka-rna meaning "to flow" from South Australia.[4]
In 1972 the construction of a marina was proposed and it was completed in 1974.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Akuna Bay (urban place)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ Akuna Bay (Map). NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ^ "Akuna Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ "What flows from ngaka-rna : How naming books spread a Dieri word". 15 July 2014.
- ^ Philip Cox, Storey & Partners (1972). Environmental impact study on a proposed marina and facilities at Akuna Bay, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, New South Wales. [Australia : Philip Cox, Storey & Partners.
33°38′53″S 151°14′06″E / 33.648°S 151.235°E
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