Box Head, New South Wales
| Box Head Central Coast, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) View of Tallow Beach | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2257 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Central Coast Council | ||||||||||||||
| Parish | Kincumber | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Terrigal | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Robertson | ||||||||||||||
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Box Head is a coastal locality in the Central Coast Council local government area located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.[3] It is within Bouddi National Park which includes the island of Lion Island.
Box has a close proximity to several beaches, including Iron Ladder Beach, Lobster Beach and Tallow Beach.[4] The headland itself marks the northern entrance to Broken Bay from the Tasman Sea. Box Head refers to the large headland that viewed from the ocean resembles a box.
History[edit]
This part of the coastland was first sighted by Europeans under James Cook, who named features of the area such as Cape Three Points and Broken Bay following his discovery of Botany Bay in Sydney.
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Box Head". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ UBD (2003). Central Coast Street Directory (13 ed.). Universal Press. Map 117. ISBN 0-7319-1475-9.
33°32′56″S 151°21′04″E / 33.549°S 151.351°E
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