The first major bay north of Sydney Harbour, encompassing Lion Island, is called what?
Lion Island (New South Wales) Lion Island is a river island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River inside Broken Bay, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The island is considered part of the Central Coast Council . It is a descriptive name because it resembles a Sphinx, a mythical figure of a crouching lion.
Baird Bay Islands Conservation Park Baird Bay Islands Conservation Park is a protected area associated with two islands in Baird Bay which is located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 32 km and 45 km west south-west of Streaky Bay. The islands are respectively an unnamed island within Baird Bay and Jones Island at the bay’s mouth. The park was declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, and was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the "National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972" to ‘conserve an offshore island habitat and Australian sea lion breeding area.’