Palm Beach, Sydney New South Wales | Tourism In Sydney, Australia

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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 Norhhem Beaches region. Palm Beach sits on a peninsula at the end of Barrenjoy Road, between Pittwater and Broken Bay. Palm Beach is sometimes colloquially referred to as 'Palmy" Palm Beach is used for exterior filming of the soap opera Home and Away, as the fictional town of Summer Bay.

Geography: Palm Beach is bounded by Broken Bay to the north, the Tasman Sea (within the South Pacific Ocean) to the east, Whale Beach. Avalon and Clareville to the South, and Pittwater to the west. Barrenjoey Headland, which is in the northernmost point rises quite sharply from the beach to over 100 meters above sea level, and features an operational lighthouse. The narrow sandy isthmus or 'tomlolo' linking the south side of undertaken during the 1980s to combat san erosion.

Localities: There are 5 localities at Palm Beach

  • Barrenjoey
  • Sand Point
  • Caneel Bay
  • Paradise Beach
  • Norh Avalon

Landmarks

  • Barrenjoey Lighthouse
  • Palm Beach-Boanbong Water Reservoir
  • Palm Beach-McKay Water Reservoir
  • Palm Beach-Squaters Lodge
  • Blueberry Ash
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