Middle Harbour

Middle Harbour, a semi-mature tide dominated drowned valley estuary, is the northern arm of Port Jackson, an inlet of the Tasman Sea located north of Sydney central business district on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Parriwi Head Light and Grotto Point Light.

Parriwi Head Light

Lighthouse

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Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.

Grotto Point Light

Lighthouse

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Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour.

Tania Park

Park

Tania Park is an urban park located at 2 Bareena Drive, Balgowlah Heights, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Administered by the Northern Beaches Council, the park functions as a suburban park containing large dog exercise areas, sporting facilities and play equipment.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balgowlah and Manly.

Balgowlah

Suburb

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Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling.

Manly

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Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.

Lower North Shore

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The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.

Middle Harbour

Type: Harbor
Description: The northern arm of Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales
Categories: estuary and transportation
Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.81292° or 33° 48′ 47″ south

Longitude

151.25346° or 151° 15′ 13″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

4RRH57P3+R9

GeoNames ID

2157786

Wikidata ID

Q3889761

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Urdu—“Middle Harbour” goes by many names.

Chinese: “中部港灣”
Dutch: “Middle Harbour”
Esperanto: “Middle Harbour”
Hebrew: “מידל הארבור”
Hebrew: “מידל הרבור”
Hebrew: “מפרץ מידל הארבור”
Hebrew: “מפרץ מידל הרבור”
Indonesian: “Middle Harbour”
Japanese: “ミドル・ハーバー”
Turkish: “Middle Harbour”
Turkish: “Middle Limanı”
Urdu: “مڈل ہاربر”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Principality of Wy and Clontarf.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clontarf Point and Lexi Beach.

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