NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Elanora Heights, New South Wales

Elanora Heights is a suburb of Sydney, Australia's Northern Beaches region that sits on the hill above Narrabeen overlooking the lagoon and the ocean. The name is derived from an Aboriginal term meaning "Home by the sea", or "Home by the water". The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Manly Beach The Northern Beaches of Sydney is an informal term for the eastern part of northern suburbs of Sydney located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean. ... Narrabeen is a Sydney, Australia beach suburb and locality, one of the Northern Beaches of Sydney. ... Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. ...

General information

It is a mainly residential suburb, with a few small shops and two golf courses, Elanora Country Club and Monash. The northern side fronts onto bushland, which runs to Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. The south-western side adjoins Garigal National Park. Native wildlfe is common in the area, with bandicoots, blue tongue lizards, possums and many birds being seen. A rare quoll has been found in the suburb in recent years, and Rock wallabies are commonly seen on the course at Elanora Country Club. This article is about the sport of golf. ... Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai Council municipal area. ... Species See text. ...

The Uniting Church also runs a conference centre[1] set in the bushland. Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ...

History

The suburb came into existence as the Elanora Heights Estate in 1929. Earlier settlements had taken the form of an attempted coal mining camp. Members of Royal Sydney Golf Club purchased a large parcel of land about 1920 which laid the basis for Elanora Country Club which opened in 1922. The suburb was to coincide with opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying vehicular, rail, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ...

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Coordinates: -33.70102° 151.27892° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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