Bare Island (New South Wales)
Heritage-listed islet in Sydney, Australia
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Bare Island is a heritage-listed islet located at La Perouse, New South Wales in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in eastern Australia. The islet is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south east of the Sydney central business district, within Botany Bay, close to the bay's northern headland. Containing former fortification facilities, Bare Island was a former war veterans' home and museum and is now a historic site that was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 and is significant as an almost completely intact example of late nineteenth century coastal defence technology. It was designed by Sir Peter Scratchley, Gustave Morell and James Barnet and built from 1881 to 1889 by John McLeod on behalf of the NSW Department of Public Works.
Bare Island is connected by a footbridge to the mainland of La Perouse. The heritage-listed military fort and tunnels can only be visited by guided tour. The waters around the island are popular with scuba divers. The Bare Island anglerfish is named after this island.
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La Perouse, New South Wales
Suburb in Sydney, Australia
0.7 mi away
Botany Bay
Open ocean bay in Sydney, Australia
0.6 mi away
Little Bay, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1.1 mi away
Snake Man of La Perouse
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0.3 mi away
Silver Beach (New South Wales)
Beach in Sydney
1.6 mi away
Phillip Bay
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
0.8 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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