| Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park New South Wales | |
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 The steep wooded ria that forms Towlers Bay, is typical of the Ku-ring-gai Chase terrain. | |
 Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Sydney |
| Population | 10 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | December 1894[2] |
| Area | 149.77 km2 (57.8 sq mi)[2] |
| Visitation | 2 million (in 2001) |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| Website | Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is a national park on the northern side of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. The 14,977-hectare (37,010-acre) park is 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the Sydney central business district and generally comprises the land east of the M1 Pacific Motorway, south of the Hawkesbury River, west of Pittwater and north of Mona Vale Road. It includes Barrenjoey Headland on the eastern side of Pittwater.
Ku-ring-gai Chase is a popular tourist destination, known for its scenic setting on the Hawkesbury River and Pittwater, significant plant and animal communities, Aboriginal sites and European historic places. Picnic, boating, and fishing facilities can be found throughout the park. There are many walking tracks in Ku-ring-gai Chase. The villages of Cottage Point, Appletree Bay, Elvina Bay, Lovett Bay, Coasters Retreat, Great Mackerel Beach and Bobbin Head are located within the park boundaries.
The park was declared in 1894,[3] and is the third oldest national park in Australia.[4] The park is managed by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service and was added to the Australian National Heritage List in December 2006.[5]
The park gets its name from the Guringai Aboriginal people who were long thought to be the traditional owners of the area. However, more contemporary research suggests that this was not the case.[6][7][8]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ku-ring-gai Chase (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ Hema Maps (1997). Discover Australia's National Parks. Milsons Point, New South Wales: Random House Australia. pp. 116–7. ISBN 1-875992-47-2.
- ^ "National Heritage Places – Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island nature reserves". Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment.
- ^ "Australian National Heritage listing for Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves". Department of the Environment. Government of Australia. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Attenbrow, Val (2002). Sydney's Aboriginal past: investigating the archaeological and historical records. Sydney: University of New South Wales Press. pp. 22–35. ISBN 9781742231167.
- ^ Aboriginal Heritage Office (2015). Filling A Void: A review of the historical context for the use of the word 'Guringai'. Sydney.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ John, Morecombe (20 February 2015). "Misunderstanding: The historical fiction of the word Guringai that has filled a void in our knowledge of the original inhabitants". Manly Daily. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
