Broken Bay
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Broken Bay is a large inlet of the Pacific Ocean located about 50 km north of Sydney on the coast of New South Wales. The entrance to Broken Bay lies between Barrenjoey Island at Palm Beach, and Killcare Head. The inlet has three arms, being the estuary of the Hawkesbury River from the west, Pittwater to the south, and Brisbane Water to the north.
Lion Island is located in Broken Bay. It is so-called because it has the distinctive profile of a sitting lion. It is a nature sanctuary and has a colony of Fairy Penguins on it.
Pittwater is a popular sailing area and is bordered by the suburbs including Church Point, Bayview, Clareville, and Palm Beach. Brisbane Water has the towns of Gosford and Woy Woy on its shores.