Broader Places
New South Wales (Australia) (2664)
Narrower Places
Bondi (Australia) (1),
Sydney Harbour Bridge (Australia) (1)
Place Type inhabited place
Other Place Typescity, regional capital, port, commercial center, industrial center, transportation center, university center, episcopal see, penal settlement
Alternative TermsSidney; Port Jackson
Latitude -33.917
Longitude 151.167
Founded as penal colony, was first British settlement in Australia; is now largest city in nation; is major seaport including Sydney Harbour & Botany Bay; comprises 44 municipalities & shires.
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