Fort Denison

Fort Denison, part of the , is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of the and approximately 1 kilometre east of the in , , Australia.
  • Island
  • Description: heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility in Sydney Harbour, Australia
  • Also known as
    “Muddawahnyuh”
    “Muttweai (Aboriginal name for Rocky Island)”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Denison and Mrs Macquarie’s Chair.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirribilli and Sydney.
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Fort Denison

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Latitude
-33.85518° or 33° 51′ 19″ south
Longitude
151.22576° or 151° 13′ 33″ east
Open location code
4RRH46VG+W8
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Fort Denison” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fort Denison”
  • Chinese: “丹尼森堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Denison”
  • French: “fort Denison”
  • French: “Fort Denison”
  • Hausa: “Fort Denison”
  • Italian: “Fort Denison”
  • Italian: “Pinchgut”
  • Japanese: “デニソン砦”
  • Japanese: “フォート・デニソン”
  • Korean: “데니슨 성채”
  • Korean: “데니슨성채”
  • Korean: “시드니 데니슨 성채”
  • Korean: “시드니 데니슨성채”
  • Korean: “시드니 포트 데니슨”
  • Korean: “시드니 포트데니슨”
  • Korean: “포트 데니슨”
  • Korean: “포트데니슨”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Denison”
  • Swedish: “Fort Denison”
  • Turkish: “Fort Denison”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ ڈینسن”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mrs. Macquaries Chair and Mrs Macquarie’s Point / Yurong.

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