14-580: Lion Island can refer to: Places [ edit ] Lion Island (New South Wales) , an island in Broken Bay north of Sydney, Australia Lion Island (Old Windsor) , an uninhabited island in the River Thames, England Lion Island, Palmer Archipelago , Antarctica Lion Island, Géologie Archipelago , Antarctica Lion Island, Victoria Land , Antarctica Other uses [ edit ] Lion Island (band) ,
28-417: A musical ensemble from Brisbane, Australia See also [ edit ] Shi Islet (獅嶼), or Lion Islet, Lieyu Township, Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian (Fukien), Republic of China (Taiwan) Pulau Ujong Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lion Island . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
42-540: A set list of criteria, once a place is put on the National Heritage List, the provisions of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ( EPBC Act ) apply. All places on this list can be found on the online Australian Heritage Database , along with other places on other Australian and world heritage listings. The National Heritage List was established in 2003 by an amendment to
56-862: Is an island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River in Broken Bay on the Central Coast of the state of New South Wales , Australia. The island is located just off Pearl Beach and is part of the Central Coast Council 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 Mount 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
70-607: The Commonwealth of Australia . The National Heritage List is a list of places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia. Once on the list, the provisions of the EPBC Act apply. To be included on the list, a nominated place is assessed by the Australian Heritage Council against nine criteria: In addition, the place must pass a "significance threshold"; it must have 'outstanding' heritage value to
84-682: The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 . The National Heritage List, together with the Commonwealth Heritage List , replaced the former Register of the National Estate , which was closed and archived in 2007. Places on the National Heritage List are places of outstanding heritage value for Australia, while the Commonwealth Heritage List are heritage places that are owned or controlled by
98-658: The 1920s. In 1956, the Lion Island Fauna Reserve was established on the island. In 1977, it was reclassified as the Lion Island Nature Reserve , a protected nature reserve under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1967 and is administered by the NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service . The nature reserve covers all of the island, an area of approximately 8 hectares (20 acres). Due to
112-463: The island is by permit, provided by the National Parks and Wildlife Service Regional Manager, and is restricted to conservation, education and research purposes. No recreational facilities are provided on the island. On the evening of 25 August 2018 it was reported that Lion Island was fully engulfed in flames following a lightning strike. Further reports in relation to the impact on the island and
126-461: The island's fauna are expected. 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 . In 2005, a documentary film claimed erroneously that the wreckage of a Japanese midget submarine , which disappeared after the attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942, was buried under sand on
140-578: The island's significant biodiversity it was added to the Australian National Heritage List in December 2006. The island is a breeding habitat for shearwaters and is free of feral cats and foxes . The island has a weed infestation problem that includes Bitou Bush and Lantana . Lion Island contains the largest population of Australian little penguins in the Sydney area. In 2007,
154-434: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lion_Island&oldid=1152102509 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lion Island (New South Wales) Lion Island
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#1732858126981168-400: The population was approximately 300 breeding pairs and appeared to be stable. A more recent study has suggested that the colony has been in steep decline since the 1990s. No primary cause of the decline has been identified. By comparison, the nearby colony at Manly is believed to be stable. Lion Island supports mammalian predators, namely water rats, which have been observed running along
182-582: The seabed, just east of Lion Island. The wreck has since been located near Bungan Head . Australian National Heritage List Download coordinates as: The Australian National Heritage List or National Heritage List ( NHL ) is a heritage register , a list of national heritage places deemed to be of outstanding heritage significance to Australia, established in 2003. The list includes natural and historic places, including those of cultural significance to Indigenous Australians such as Aboriginal Australian sacred sites . Having been assessed against
196-560: The water's edge at night. Rat nest depredation has been proven to impact the little penguin population on Granite Island in South Australia . In 2012, penguin researchers observed that penguins' feeding trips were much longer than those taken by the population on Bowen Island in the Jervis Bay Territory . In 2021, efforts were made to clear storm debris that had washed up ahead of penguin breeding season. Public access to
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