Box Head

Box Head is a coastal locality in the Central Coast Council local government area located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.^[5] It is within Bouddi National Park which includes the island of Lion Island.

Box has a close proximity to several beaches, including Iron Ladder Beach, Lobster Beach and Tallow Beach.^[6] The headland itself marks the northern entrance to Broken Bay from the Tasman Sea. Box Head refers to the large headland that viewed from the ocean resembles a box.

History

This part of the coastland was first sighted by Europeans under James Cook, who named features of the area such as Cape Three Points and Broken Bay following his discovery of Botany Bay in Sydney.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Box Head (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Box Head". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
^ UBD (2003). Central Coast Street Directory (13 ed.). Universal Press. Map 117. ISBN 0-7319-1475-9.

33°32′56″S 151°21′04″E / 33.549°S 151.351°E / -33.549; 151.351

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Towns, suburbs and localities	Alison Avoca Beach Bar Point Bateau Bay Bensville Berkeley Vale Blackwall Blue Bay Blue Haven Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Budgewoi Budgewoi Peninsula Buff Point Bushells Ridge Calga Canton Beach Cedar Brush Creek Central Mangrove Chain Valley Bay Charmhaven Cheero Point Chittaway Bay Chittaway Point Cogra Bay Colongra Copacabana Crangan Bay Daleys Point Davistown Dooralong Doyalson Doyalson North Durren Durren East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Fountaindale Glenning Valley Glenworth Valley Gorokan Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Gwandalan Halekulani Halloran Hamlyn Terrace Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Jilliby Kangy Angy Kanwal Kariong Kiar Killarney Vale Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Kingfisher Shores Koolewong Kulnura Lake Haven Lake Munmorah Lemon Tree Lisarow Little Jilliby Little Wobby Long Jetty Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Magenta Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Mannering Park Mardi Marlow Matcham Moonee Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park Norah Head Noraville North Avoca North Gosford Ourimbah Palm Grove Palmdale Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach Ravensdale Rocky Point San Remo Saratoga Shelly Beach Somersby Spencer Springfield St Huberts Island Summerland Point Tacoma Tacoma South Tascott Ten Mile Hollow Terrigal The Entrance The Entrance North Toowoon Bay Toukley Tuggerah Tuggerawong Tumbi Umbi Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wadalba Wagstaffe Wallarah Wamberal Warnervale Watanobbi Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woongarrah Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Wyong Wyong Creek Wyongah Yarramalong Yattalunga
Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Budgewoi Lake Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Lake Munmorah Ourimbah Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Tuggerah Lake Tuggerah Lakes Wyong River
National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug
Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Gosford Glyphs Munmorah Power Station Munmorah State Conservation Area Pacific Motorway Watagan Mountains Wyrrabalong National Park
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