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Eggs And Bacon Bay is a community in 
The main geographical feature of the small town is Eggs & Bacon Bay beach. It is 400m long, 300m deep, rated in the lowest Surf Life Saving Australia Beachsafe hazard category (level 1) & is therefore desirable for families. It has parking, public toilets, picnic table facilities & a boat ramp.
The unusual name is said to be based on the yellow and streaky red eggs-and-bacon flowers that grow in the area from the pea family of Fabaceae. An alternative, though likely untrue, story is that Lady Jane Franklin, wife of the 18th century governor
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within the local government area of Huon Valley
The Huon Valley, or simply the Huon, is a valley and geographic area located in southern Tasmania, Australia. The largest town is Huonville, with other smaller towns spread across the area. It includes Australia's most southern permanent settl ...
. It is approximately 44 km from the state capital Hobart and 17 km from the nearest township Cygnet
A cygnet is a young swan.
Cygnet may also refer to:
Places
* Cygnet Island, a small islet in south-eastern Australia
*Cygnet, Ohio, a village in the United States
*Cygnet River, South Australia, a locality on Kangaroo Island
* Cygnet, Tasmania, ...
. Eggs and Bacon Bay covers an area of 1.24 square kilometres. The population was 102 residents at the 2016 census.
The main geographical feature of the small town is Eggs & Bacon Bay beach. It is 400m long, 300m deep, rated in the lowest Surf Life Saving Australia Beachsafe hazard category (level 1) & is therefore desirable for families. It has parking, public toilets, picnic table facilities & a boat ramp.
The unusual name is said to be based on the yellow and streaky red eggs-and-bacon flowers that grow in the area from the pea family of Fabaceae. An alternative, though likely untrue, story is that Lady Jane Franklin, wife of the 18th century governor John Franklin
Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic France and the United States, he led two expeditions into the Canadian Arctic and through t ...
, ate bacon and eggs there around 1840.
References
Localities of Huon Valley Council {{Australia-geo-stub