Everything about Lion Island New South Wales totally explained
Lion Island is located at the entrance to the
Hawkesbury River inside
Broken Bay and is considered part of the
Gosford local government area. It is a descriptive name because it resembles a
Sphinx, a mythical figure of a crouching lion. The island was originally named
Elliott Island by
Governor Arthur Phillip in 1789, because it resembled Gibraltar where his friend, General Elliott, had inflicted defeats on French and Spanish fleets. This name continued to be used by
cartographers until the 1920s.
In 1956 the entire area of the island became a Fauna Reserve. It was reclassified as a
Nature Reserve under the
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1967..
The cap at the Eastern end of Lion Island is composed of
Hawkesbury Sandstone. The shores of the island are composed of the older
Narrabeen Group of
sandstones and
shales.. The wreck has since been located near
Bungan Head.
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