Botany is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, nearby Mascot, and Sydney Airport, part of the City of Botany Bay and adjacent to the bay of the same name. Jump to: navigation, search Sydney is the capital city of the Australian state of New South Wales and Australias largest and oldest city (founded in 1788). ... Mascot, New South Wales, Australia is a suburb of Sydney. ... Sydney (Kingsford Smith) International Airport, or Sydney Airport, is located in Mascot, New South Wales, and is the major airport serving Sydney, Australia. ... The City of Botany Bay is the name of the local government area which encompasses suburbs adjacent to the Botany Bay (such as Botany, New South Wales) (before 1996, it was known as the Municipality of Botany). ...
It is also the site of Sydney's major port, Sydney Ports, and as such, is a suburb with extensive commercial development centered on shipping and freight. Botany also has a large chemical production facility owned by Orica (previously ICI). Orica is an Australian-headquartered multinational manufacturer of various chemical products, from paints to explosives. ... ICIs logo. ...
Botany Bay, pictured in the image above, earned its name from the diverse collection of new and unfamiliar botanical specimens described and collected by the expedition’s botanist, Sir Joseph Banks.
Cook suggested Botany Bay as a possible future colony site, but the settlers arriving with the First Fleet in January of 1788 found the cove to the north more suitable.
Two major Sydney landmarks are on or next to the bay: Port Botany, a major terminal for container ships (located at about 3 o’clock), and Kingsford-Smith Airport, Sydney’s international airport (located at about 12 o’clock).
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