Botany-Bay-Nationalpark

The Kamay - Botany Bay National Park (English Kamay Botany Bay National Park ) is a national park in the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The area was declared a national park in 1984 and covers 456 hectares. The park is located on both sides of the bay Botany Bay, where the headlands north and south of the entrance are the two areas of the park.

History

On April 28, 1770 the crew of the Endeavour landed on her first circumnavigation led by James Cook at Botany Bay, where they met with the Aboriginal tribe of the Eora.

Originally called the bay due to the numerous there floating stingray Stingray Bay ( Bay of stingrays ). The name Botany Bay was the area because the botanist who accompanied the expedition, were extremely impressed by the abundance of species existing flora. Because of this importance for the history of Australia's National Park protects both the cultural and the natural value of the site. On the south side are the memorials of the landing and discovery of 1770.

At more than 30 locations in the park evidence was found on the living there for thousands of years Aboriginal people. In 2002, the name of the park to get the word Kamay was extended a designation of the bay in the language of the local population.

Nature and Landscape

The landscape is geologically characterized by the Hawkesbury Sandstone, peaking in clip form along the coast up to 40 meters.

In the area you meet on wet eucalypt forests, grassy woodlands, heath and marsh areas.

In mammals to National Park found mainly nocturnal animals, such as the brushtail possum, the ordinary ring Beutler and bats. In addition, 92 species of birds and various amphibians and reptiles species were found in the area.

From the cliffs of humpback whales, right whales and dolphins can be observed ..