Goat Island
Goat Island is a heritage-listed island located in Port Jackson, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located northwest of the Sydney central business district, Goat Island is about 300m wide in a north/south direction and 180m long in an east/west direction; and covers an area of 5.4 hectares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: rocky island in Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Goat Island, New South Wales” and “Goat Island, New South Wales, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yurulbin Park and Birchgrove ferry wharf.
Yurulbin Park
Park
Photo: Amitch, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Yurulbin Park is a 0.61-hectare public open space located at the end of Yurulbin Point on the Balmain Peninsula in the suburb of Birchgrove in the Inner West Council local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Birchgrove ferry wharf
Station
Photo: TheHodgeman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Birchgrove ferry wharf is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Birchgrove. It is served by Sydney Ferries Cockatoo Island services operating between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island.
Balmain ferry wharf
Station
Photo: BL2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balmain ferry wharf is located on Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Balmain. It is served by Sydney Ferries Cockatoo Island services operating between Circular Quay and Cockatoo Island, with some peak F3 services operating to Chiswick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harbour Islands and Berry Island.
Harbour Islands
Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Harbour Islands are Sydney's best kept secret. There are several in the harbour that you can visit to explore, for a picnic, or just to take in the history and the view.
Berry Island
Locality
Berry Island is a locality in Wollstonecraft on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was originally one of Sydney's Harbour Islands, but it is now connected to the mainland by a constructed isthmus.
Glebe Island
Neighborhood
Glebe Island was a major port facility in Sydney Harbour and, in association with the adjacent White Bay facility, was the primary receiving venue for imported cars and dry bulk goods in the region until 2008.
Goat Island
- Category: landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Urdu—“Goat Island” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Isla Goat”
- Cebuano: “Goat Island”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جوات”
- Italian: “Goat Island”
- Japanese: “ゴート島”
- Romanian: “Goat island, new south wales”
- Romanian: “Goat Island, New South Wales”
- Romanian: “Goat Island, Sydney”
- Romanian: “Goat Island”
- Slovenian: “Goat Island”
- Spanish: “Goat Island”
- Swedish: “Goat Island”
- Turkish: “Goat Adası”
- Turkish: “Goat Island”
- Urdu: “گوٹ آئی لینڈ (پورٹ جیکسن)”
- Urdu: “گوٹ آئی لینڈ”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Birchgrove and Balmain.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mort Bay and Nicholson Street Public School.
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