Careel Bay, New South Wales
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Careel Bay is located in Sydney
, in the state of New South Wales
, Australia
. It is within the suburb of Palm Beach
.
It has the largest stand of mangroves, one of the last bits of saltmarsh and the largest sea grass beds in Pittwater
. Careel Bay is a fish nursery and is important to Pittwater and nearby coastal waters. Careel Bay has some rare and unusual birds, who visit or live in Careel Bay.Some of these birds, from East-Asia, use Careel Bay as a stop off area. It is also a breeding ground for these birds. The Federal Government and Australian people are committed to a number of agreements to protect theses birds and their habitat, including the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement and the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement agreements.
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is within the suburb of Palm Beach
Palm Beach, New South Wales
Palm Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 41 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at...
.
It has the largest stand of mangroves, one of the last bits of saltmarsh and the largest sea grass beds in Pittwater
Pittwater
Pittwater is a body of water extending south from Broken Bay, New South Wales, Australia parallel to the coast.The waterway was surveyed by crew members of HMS Sirius in 1788, and named Pitt Water after British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger...
. Careel Bay is a fish nursery and is important to Pittwater and nearby coastal waters. Careel Bay has some rare and unusual birds, who visit or live in Careel Bay.Some of these birds, from East-Asia, use Careel Bay as a stop off area. It is also a breeding ground for these birds. The Federal Government and Australian people are committed to a number of agreements to protect theses birds and their habitat, including the China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement and the Japan-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement agreements.