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Queenscliff

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Northern Beaches Council NSW, PO Box 82, Queenscliff, NSW 2096
1300 434 434

Description

Queenscliff is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Queenscliff is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Queenscliff is located 16 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

History

Queenscliff was named in honour of Queen Victoria. The area was popular with holiday-makers from the early 1900s to World War I, who stayed in holiday shacks on the headland.Queenscliff is famous amongst the Australian surf beaches for its "heavy" waves (bomboras) that break out at sea. The stories recounting how Dave Jackman dared to ride one in 1961 gave rise to big wave surfing in Australia.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 0.423 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 16 m

Population number: 3,376

Local Government Area: Northern Beaches Council

Location

Northern Beaches Council NSW, PO Box 82, Queenscliff, NSW 2096

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Queenscliff, New South Wales

Queenscliff - Localista

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