&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Box_Head_(15777513979).jpg) View of Lion Island from Iron Ladder Beach | |
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Broken Bay |
| Administration | |
Australia | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Lion Island Nature Reserve New South Wales | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Lion_Island_at_sunset.jpg) Sunset view of Lion Island | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Australia_New_South_Wales_relief_location_map.png)  Lion Island Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Gosford |
| Coordinates | 33°33′25″S 151°19′04″E / 33.55694°S 151.31778°E |
| Established | 1956 |
| Area | 0.08 km2 (0.0 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service |
| See also | Protected areas of New South Wales |
Lion Island is an island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River in Broken Bay on the Central Coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The island is located just off Pearl Beach and is part of the Central Coast Council local government area.[1] It is a descriptive name because it resembles a Sphinx, a mythical figure of a crouching lion.[2]
- ^ a b "Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and Lion Island, Long Island and Spectacle Island Nature Reserves: Plan of Management" (PDF). NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service (PDF). Government of New South Wales. May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2006.
- ^ Lion Island sign board at West Head Lookout