▁to ▁Port ▁Steph ens , ▁and ▁from ▁many ▁points ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁waters ▁of ▁the ▁har bour . ▁Some ▁people ▁would ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁functional ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁w art ime ▁def ences ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁with ▁the ▁natural ▁features ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁appeal . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁poss esses ▁un common , ▁rare ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁native ▁veget ation ▁of ▁the ▁Tom are e ▁Pen ins ula ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁the ▁wood land ▁type ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁identified ▁rare ▁and / or ▁threatened ▁plant ▁species ▁to ▁this ▁local ▁area . ▁The ▁NS W ▁National ▁Park s ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁cons iders ▁the ▁natural ▁areas ▁have ▁high ▁conservation ▁values . ▁The ▁Tom are e ▁Head land ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁for ▁its ▁e colog ical ▁significance . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁places / environ ments ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Tom are e ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁natural ▁values ▁of ▁ge ological ▁formation ▁and ▁landscape ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁illustr ative ▁of ▁the ▁fort ifications ▁that ▁were ▁installed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁NS W ▁coast al ▁def ences ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Att ribution ▁▁ ▁Category : New ▁South ▁Wales ▁State ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁Category :