Hawkesbury River
The Hawkesbury River, or Hawkesbury-Nepean River is a river located northwest of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Hawkesbury River and its associated main tributary, the Nepean River, almost encircle the metropolitan region of Sydney.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Deerubbun”, “Dyarubbin”, and “Hawksbury River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Milson Island and Bar Island Cemetery.
Milson Island
Islet
Milson Island is an island located on the Hawkesbury River, 40 kilometres north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is accessible only by boat. The island was first settled over 100 years ago and has been used as a bacteriological station, quarantine…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berowra Creek and Brooklyn.
Berowra Creek
Hamlet
Berowra Creek was a remote northern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The former suburb of Berowra Creek was composed of several different waterfront locations near and around the 30 km long Berowra Creek watercourse, within the Hornsby Shire Council area. Berowra Creek is situated 4 km southwest of Hawkesbury River.
Brooklyn
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Brooklyn is a small fishing town perched on the banks of the Hawkesbury River, making it one of the most northerly areas of Sydney. As it's south of the Hawkesbury, it's still considered to be a part of Sydney and it and some nearby islands such as Dangar Island are a part of Hornsby Shire Council.
Little Wobby
Suburb
Little Wobby is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area. Little Wobby is situated 9 km southeast of Hawkesbury River.
Hawkesbury River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Hawkesbury River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر هاوكيسبيري”
- Asturian: “Ríu Hawkesbury”
- Cebuano: “Hawkesbury River”
- Chinese: “霍克斯伯里河”
- Chinese: “霍克斯布里河”
- Chinese: “鶴斯堡利河”
- Danish: “Hawkesbury River”
- Dutch: “Hawkesbury River”
- Dutch: “Hawkesbury”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر هاوكيسبورى”
- French: “Hawkesbury River”
- French: “Hawkesbury”
- French: “Nepean River”
- German: “Deerubbun River”
- German: “Hawkesbury River”
- Hebrew: “הוקסברי”
- Indonesian: “Hawkesbury river”
- Indonesian: “Hawkesbury River”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Hawkesbury”
- Irish: “Abhainn Hawkesbury”
- Japanese: “ホークスバリー川”
- Japanese: “ホークスベリ川”
- Maori: “Hakipere”
- Polish: “Hawkesbury (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Hawkesbury”
- Portuguese: “Rio Hawkesbury”
- Russian: “Хоксбери (река)”
- Russian: “Хоксбери”
- Russian: “Хоуксбери (река)”
- Slovenian: “Deerubbun”
- Slovenian: “Hawkesbury River”
- Spanish: “Rio Hawkesbury”
- Spanish: “Río Hawkesbury”
- Swedish: “Hawkesbury River”
- Turkish: “Hawkesbury Nehri”
- Urdu: “دریائے ہاکسبری”
- Welsh: “Afon Hawkesbury”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bar Point and Milsons Passage.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pumpkin Point and Bar Point.
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