Botany Bay National Park description and photos - Australia: Sydney (Topic)

Botany Bay National Park description and photos - Australia: Sydney. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Botany Bay National Park.

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Botany Bay National Park is located on the northern and southern headlands of Botany Bay, 16 km southeast of Sydney's Central Business District. The northern promontory is called La Peruz, the southern one is Carnell.

The Carnell Peninsula is home to several important sites in Australian history. It was here in 1770 that Captain James Cook and the crew of his ship Endeavor first set foot on the Australian continent. On the peninsula are the Obelisk to Captain Cook, as well as the Sir Joseph Banks Memorial, the Solander Monument and the Sutherland Monument - they were members of Cook's expedition. All memorial sites are connected by a hiking trail that starts at the information center and the nearby museum. There are also two observation decks - Carnell and Houston, from which an amazing view of the bay of Botany Bay opens. And from Cape Solander you can watch whales passing by during the migration season.

On the opposite Cape Carnell - La Peruse - there is a museum dedicated to the expedition of the French navigator Jean-Francois de Galop (La Perouse), who landed here in 1788. Not far from the museum stands the La Perouse Memorial, an obelisk built by the French in 1825. There is also the Endeavor Lighthouse, which overlooks Cook's landing site at Botany Bay. On weekends, a reptile show is held on the cape, and local aborigines demonstrate the skill of throwing a boomerang. The area around the La Peruse Peninsula is considered one of the best in New South Wales for diving - underwater you can find sea dragon, patek fish, a miniature needlefish and a large-bellied seahorse.

An interesting attraction of the national park is the Cape Bailey lighthouse, built in 1950 and still operating. By the way, it works on solar energy.

Triathlon competitions are held annually in the park. Tourists are also attracted by the opportunity to go fishing, snorkelling, boat or yacht rides or windsurfing.

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