Place in New South Wales, Australia
| Akuna Bay Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Boats moored at Akuna Bay Marina | |||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2084 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 38 km (24 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Northern Beaches Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pittwater | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Mackellar | ||||||||||||||
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Akuna Bay is an urban place in Sydney, Australia. Akuna Bay is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
Akuna Bay sits in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and takes its name from the bay on Coal and Candle Creek. It can be accessed by a marina on the bay or by Liberator General San Martin Drive.
History
Akuna was thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning to follow. It actually is a mangled version of the Dieri word ngaka-rna meaning "to flow" from South Australia.
In 1972 the construction of a marina was proposed and it was completed in 1974.
References
- ^ "Akuna Bay (urban place)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- Akuna Bay (Map). NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service. 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- "Akuna Bay (bay)". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- "What flows from ngaka-rna : How naming books spread a Dieri word". 15 July 2014.
- Philip Cox, Storey & Partners (1972). Environmental impact study on a proposed marina and facilities at Akuna Bay, Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park, New South Wales. [Australia : Philip Cox, Storey & Partners.
33°38′53″S 151°14′06″E / 33.648°S 151.235°E / -33.648; 151.235
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