Bennelong Point
Bennelong Point is a headland and former island on the shores of Sydney Harbour that is the location of the Sydney Opera House. It forms the eastern flank of Sydney Cove, and has played an important role in the history of Sydney since European settlement in the late 18th century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Point
- Description: headland in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Bennelong island”, “Bennelong Island”, “Cattle Point”, “Dubbagullee”, “Limeburners’ Point”, and “Tubowgule”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darling Harbour and Government House.
Darling Harbour
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
Darling Harbour is a leisure and entertainment precinct, in central Sydney. It extends to Pyrmont, Ultimo and the business district of Barangaroo, and contains The Star and Pyrmont Bay, including Harris St.
Government House
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Government House is the heritage-listed vice-regal residence of the governor of New South Wales. It is located on Conservatorium Road in the Sydney central business district, adjacent to the Royal Botanic Garden, and is situated south of the Sydney Opera House, overlooking Sydney Harbour.
Man-O’-War Steps
Photo: Powerhouse Museum, Public domain.
The Man O'War Steps is a heritage-listed jetty located at Farm Cove Crescent, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sydney and The Rocks.
Sydney
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sydney is the Harbour City, and is the oldest and most cosmopolitan city in Australia with an enviable reputation as one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
The Rocks
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Rocks is sandstone buildings, history, laneways, culture and Australiana by day, and a busy pub scene by night. It is the historical precinct of central Sydney immediately to the north of the City centre on the western side of Sydney Cove, and where the First Fleet set up their first convict settlement.
Millers Point
Suburb
Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.
Bennelong Point
- Categories: island and landform
- Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Bennelong Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bennelong Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bennelong Point”
- Chinese: “便利朗角”
- Chinese: “本尼朗角”
- Chinese: “班尼朗角”
- Chinese: “班纳隆角”
- Chinese: “贝内朗角”
- Chinese: “贝尼朗角”
- French: “Bennelong Point”
- Indonesian: “Bennelong Point, New South Wales”
- Indonesian: “Bennelong Point”
- Indonesian: “Tanjung Bennelong”
- Japanese: “ベネロング・ポイント”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bennelong Point”
- Norwegian: “Bennelong Point”
- Portuguese: “Bennelong Point”
- Swedish: “Bennelong Point”
- Tamil: “பென்னெலோங் முனை”
- Turkish: “Bennelong Point”
- Turkish: “Bennelong Yarımadası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Rocks and Dawes Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sydney Opera House and Sydney Cove.
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