Crowdy Bay National Park

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Crowdy Bay National Park
Kylie Tennant's hut, destroyed in 2019
Kylie Tennant's hut , destroyed in 2019
Crowdy Bay National Park, New South Wales
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Coordinates: 31 ° 48 ′ 59 ″  S , 152 ° 43 ′ 17 ″  E
Location: New South Wales , Australia
Specialty: Coastal landscape, heathland, Kylie Tennant's cabin
Next city: Dorrigo
Surface: 102 km²
Founding: 1972
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The Crowdy Bay National Park is a national park in north-eastern Australian state of New South Wales , 271 kilometers north-east of Sydney and 30 kilometers northeast of Taree .

The park stretches from Dunbogan and Laurieton in the north to Crowdy Head and Harrington in the south. It protects wide beaches and the heathland behind them. One of the greatest scenic attractions is Diamond Head , a headland.

In 1818 the area was discovered by John Oxley . In the park, visitors could visit the hut where the Australian writer and playwright Kylie Tennant lived for a while. In November 2019, the hut was destroyed by devastating bush fires .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Laura Telford: A tragedy: Kylie's Hut, precious coastal habitat destroyed. In: nambuccaguardian.com.au. November 21, 2019, accessed on February 22, 2020 .