Fort Denison
Fort Denison, part of the Sydney Harbour National Park, is a heritage-listed former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of the Royal Botanic Garden and approximately 1 kilometre east of the Opera House in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, 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.
Mrs Macquarie’s Chair
Mrs Macquarie's Chair is an exposed sandstone rock cut…
Government House
Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirribilli and Sydney.
Kirribilli
Suburb
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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
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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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