Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which Sydney was built. It consists of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Harbor
- Description: natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Port Jackson” and “Port Jackson Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Taronga Zoo and Western Channel Pile Light.
Taronga Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Janderk, Public domain.
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour.
Western Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au.
The Western Channel Pile Light, also known as the West Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Georges Head, Mosman.
Nielsen Park
Park
Nielsen Park is a heritage-listed historic site, park and nature reserve located at Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Kirribilli.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.
Kirribilli
Suburb
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area administered by North Sydney Council, and sits on Sydney Harbour. Kirribilli House is one of the two official residences of the Prime Minister of Australia. Kirribilli is situated 4½ km west of Sydney Harbour.
City East
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also adjacent to City South is an area of laneways, nightlife, cafes, pubs, bars and entertainment and sometimes referred to as the "Inner East". it is an area where many choose to stay, and many more visit.
Sydney Harbour
- Categories: ria, bay, natural harbor, roadstead, and transportation
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Sydney Harbour from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Sydney Harbour” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Port Jackson”
- Arabic: “ميناء جاكسون”
- Aragonese: “Badía de Sydney”
- Azerbaijani: “Port Cekson”
- Basque: “Port Jackson”
- Bengali: “জ্যাকসন বন্দর”
- Catalan: “Port Jackson”
- Chinese: “悉尼港”
- Chinese: “雪梨港”
- Croatian: “Port Jackson”
- Czech: “Port Jackson”
- Danish: “Port Jackson”
- Dutch: “Port Jackson”
- Dutch: “Sydney Harbour”
- Esperanto: “Port Jackson”
- French: “port Jackson”
- French: “Port Jackson”
- Galician: “Baía de Jackson”
- Georgian: “პორტ-ჯექსონი”
- German: “Hafen von Sydney”
- German: “Port Jackson”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ ג’קסון”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ גקסון”
- Hebrew: “נמל סידני”
- Hebrew: “סידני הרבור”
- Hebrew: “פורט ג’קסון”
- Hungarian: “Port Jackson”
- Indonesian: “Pelabuhan Jackson”
- Indonesian: “Port Jackson”
- Italian: “Port Jackson”
- Japanese: “ポート・ジャクソン湾”
- Javanese: “Port Jackson”
- Korean: “포트잭슨 만”
- Korean: “포트잭슨만”
- Lithuanian: “Džeksono Uostas”
- Macedonian: “Порт Џексон”
- Malay: “Port Jackson”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Port Jackson”
- Persian: “بندرگاه سیدنی”
- Polish: “Port Jackson”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Sydney”
- Russian: “Порт-Джэксон”
- Serbian: “Порт Џексон”
- Slovenian: “Port Jackson”
- Spanish: “Bahia de Sidney”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Sídney”
- Swahili: “Bandari ya Sydney”
- Tamil: “ஜாக்சன் துறை”
- Turkish: “Port Jackson”
- Ukrainian: “Порт-Джексон”
- Urdu: “پورٹ جیکسن”
- Venetian: “Baja de Sídney”
- Vietnamese: “Port Jackson”
- Yue Chinese: “悉尼港”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Sydney Harbour”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Georges Heights and Clifton Gardens.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shark Bay and Shark Beach.
New South Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
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