Shark Island

Shark Island is an island located within , in , Australia. The island is 1.5 hectares in area, measuring some 250 metres by 100 metres, and lies off the suburbs of , and , in the eastern section of the harbour between the and the harbour entrance.
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  • Island
  • Description: Australian island
  • Also known as
    “Boam-Billy”
    “Boowambillee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shark Island Light and Strickland House, Vaucluse.
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Lighthouse
is an active pile lighthouse…
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Park
Strickland House is a heritage-listed former residence…
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Park
is a heritage-listed historic site, park…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City East and Woolloomooloo.
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Immediately to the east of the City Centre and also…
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Suburb
is a harbourside, inner-city … is situated 4 km southwest of Shark Island.
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is a beach and the surrounding suburb in , New South Wales, Australia.

Shark Island

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Latitude
-33.85812° or 33° 51′ 29″ south
Longitude
151.25733° or 151° 15′ 26″ east
Open location code
4RRH47R4+QW
Geo­Names ID
2207894
Wiki­data ID
Q7489798

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Shark Island” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շնաձկան կղզի”
  • Catalan: “Port Jackson”
  • Catalan: “Shark Island”
  • Cebuano: “Shark Island”
  • Chinese: “鯊魚島”
  • French: “île Shark”
  • French: “Shark Island”
  • Italian: “Shark Island”
  • Japanese: “シャーク島”
  • Slovenian: “Shark Island”
  • Swedish: “Shark Island”
  • Turkish: “Shark Adası”
  • Turkish: “Shark Island”
  • Urdu: “شارک آئی لینڈ (پورٹ جیکسن)”
  • Urdu: “شارک آئی لینڈ”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Point Piper and Vaucluse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Boam-Billy and Boowambillee.

New South Wales: Highlights

Learn more about Sydney and Mungo National Park.
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