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Spectacle Island (Hawkesbury River)
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Spectacle Island is a 36.4-hectare (89.9-acre) island located in Australia's Hawkesbury River near its junction with Mooney Mooney Creek, to the north of Sydney, New South Wales.
The island was designated a nature reserve in 1972 and is listed on the Register of the National Estate for its scientific importance as a remnant of the natural environment of Sydney, for the abundance of aboriginal sites it contains, and particularly diverse vegetation. It is managed by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service .
The island is part of the suburb of Mooney Mooney and administered as part of the City of Gosford.
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- ^ Spectacle Island Nature Reserve (Australian Heritage Database)
- ^ Geographical Names Board of New South Wales (2005). Geographic Names Board LGA maps. Retrieved September 15, 2005.
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| Islands of the Hawkesbury | Dangar Island · Long Island · Milson Island · Spectacle Island · Peat Island · Lion Island |
| National parks | Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park · Muogamarra Nature Reserve · Marramarra National Park · Bouddi National Park · Brisbane Water National Park |
| Explorers of the region | Arthur Phillip · Watkin Tench · Leyland Brothers |
| Bridges | Hawkesbury River Railway Bridge · Mooney Mooney Bridge |
| Adjoining rivers, bays and creeks | Nepean River · Berowra Creek · Grose River · Broken Bay · Brisbane Water · Colo River · Macdonald River · Warragamba Dam |
| Shires | City of Hawkesbury · Hornsby Shire · Pittwater Council · City of Gosford · Baulkham Hills Shire · City of Penrith |