Spectacle Island
Spectacle Island is an island in the Parramatta River and Sydney Harbour, in Sydney, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Harbour Bridge, adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Parramatta River / Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Dawes Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre and Underground Grain Silos.
Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre
Shopping center
The Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre is an outlet centre located in Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia. As well as including a large number of shops, the centre also includes a marina and apartment complex.
Underground Grain Silos
Ruins
The Underground Grain Silos are heritage-listed silos at Cockatoo Island, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.
Dawn Fraser Swimming Pool
Swimming area
Photo: Gothetigers2020, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dawn Fraser Swimming Pool is a heritage-listed swimming baths complex at Glassop Street, Balmain, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was built by 1882 by James Reynolds, with alterations when it was enlarged in 1924.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbour Islands and Berry Island.
Harbour Islands
Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harbour Islands are Sydney's best kept secret. There are several in the harbour that you can visit to explore, for a picnic, or just to take in the history and the view.
Berry Island
Locality
Berry Island is a locality in Wollstonecraft on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was originally one of Sydney's Harbour Islands, but it is now connected to the mainland by a constructed isthmus. Berry Island is situated 2½ km northeast of Spectacle Island.
Glebe Island
Neighborhood
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008. Glebe Island is situated 2½ km southeast of Spectacle Island.
Spectacle Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Spectacle Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spectacle Island”
- Italian: “Spectacle Island”
- Japanese: “スペクタクル島”
- Swedish: “Spectacle Island”
- Turkish: “Spectacle Adası”
- Turkish: “Spectacle Island”
- Urdu: “اسپیکٹیکل آئی لینڈ (پورٹ جیکسن)”
- Urdu: “اسپیکٹیکل آئی لینڈ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Northern Suburbs and Drummoyne.
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Highlights include Parramatta River and Bataan Island.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Spectacle Island”. Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY 2.5.