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Jervis Bay National Park, [1] formerly known as Jervis Bay National Park (NSW), consists of several protected areas on the western and northern foreshores of Jervis Bay, on the south coast of New South Wales. The park is close to the town of Huskisson and includes Hyams Beach, renowned for its white sand, whale watching and fishing ...
Jervis Bay Marine Park is a marine protected area established by the Government of New South Wales in 1998. [2] and the current zoning plan has been in place since 1 October 2002. [3] The marine park is approximately 210 km 2 (81 sq mi) in area and spans over 100 km (62 mi) of coastline from Kinghorn Point in the north to Sussex Inlet. [2]
Cliff faces and vegetation at the Booderee National Park. Jervis Bay is a drowned river valley and formed 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age. [29] The bay took on its present appearance around 4000 BC after the sea levels had risen 120 metres (390 ft), and as sand dune barriers created the southern peninsula. [30]
The park is managed as an Indigenous Protected Area. [4] [5] The reserve is composed of two sections: The Bherwerre Peninsula, located on the southern foreshore of Jervis Bay; The lands bordered by Wreck Bay to the south. There are hundreds of kilometres of walking tracks. [citation needed]
The Protected areas of New South Wales include both terrestrial and marine protected areas. As of June 2020 [update] there are 225 national parks in New South Wales . [ 1 ] A number established since the late 1970s followed campaigns by local residents and environmentalists.
Beecroft Peninsula is the northern headland of Jervis Bay, on Australia's east coast.On the western and southern sides of the peninsula steep sandstone cliffs rise out of the ocean, up to 91 metres at its southernmost point, Point Perpendicular.
An area spanning from the eastern edge of the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal west to State 42 and up to Michigan Street in Sturgeon Bay. The total acreage of land and water is 20,000.
Pages in category "Protected areas established in 1998" The following 128 pages are in this category, out of 128 total. ... Jervis Bay Marine Park; Jinhua Park; K.