Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson

Coordinates: 33°51′30″S, 151°14′00″E Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia. It is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. Port Jackson can refer to: Port Jackson, the harbour of Sydney, Australia Port Jackson (or Port Jackson Willow), the South African name for Acacia saligna, a species of Acacia from Australia that has become an invasive weed in South Africa Category: ... Sydney Harbour can refer to: Port Jackson, the harbour of Sydney, Australia Sydney Harbour (Nova Scotia), the harbour of Sydney, Nova Scotia Category: ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... For other uses, see Harbor (disambiguation). ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Sydney Harbour Bridge is the main crossing of Sydney Harbour carrying rail, vehicular, and pedestrian traffic between the Sydney central business district (CBD) and the North Shore. ...

History

Port Jackson at sunrise, 2007

The land around Port Jackson was occupied at the time of European discovery and colonisation by various tribes including the Gadigal, Cammeraygal, Eora and Wanegal peoples. The Gadigal people are said to have occupied the land stretching along the south side of Port Jackson from what is now South Head, in an arc west through to Petersham. The Cammeraygal lived on the northern side of the harbour. The area along the southern banks of the Parramatta River, west of Petersham to Rose Hill, was reported to belong to the Wanegal. The Eora people lived on the southern side of the harbour, close to where the First Fleet settled. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... The Cadigal, also spelled as Gadigal, are a group of Indigenous Australians who originally inhabited the area that became the Marrickville Local Government Area of Sydney. ... The Cammeraygal tribe was an indigenous Aboriginal tribe that inhabited the Lower Northern Sydney area of the present day North Sydney Municipality in Sydney, Australia. ... Portrait of Bennelong, senior man of the Eora / Dharawal tribe The traditional owners of the inner Sydney City region of Australia are the Cadigal people. ... Petersham Town Hall in Crystal street Petersham railway buliding Assembly of God, Trafalgar Street, Petersham Commercial Row, New Canterbury Road, Petersham The Majestic Theatre, Petersham house in Petersham Petersham reservoir Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Founded on the 2nd of November, 1788, Rose Hill in New South Wales was the first colonial settlement, established by Governor Phillip. ...

The harbour's discovery by Europeans is credited to Lt James Cook in 1770, although he did not enter it. Cook named the harbour after Sir George Jackson, Judge Advocate of the Fleet at the time; he noted in his log that "there appears to be a good anchorage". Captain Arthur Phillip established the first colony in Australia at Sydney Cove inside Port Jackson in 1788 which was to become the city of Sydney. In his first dispatch from the colony back to England letter noted that "...we had the satisfaction of finding the finest harbour in the world, in which a thousand sail of the line may ride in the most perfect security..."[1]. This article is about the British explorer. ... For the village in Queensland, see 1770, Queensland. ... Sir George Jackson (1725 – 1822), British politician, sat as a Member of Parliament at various times for Weymouth, Melcombe Regis, and Colchester. ... The Judge Advocate of the Fleet is a civilian, assisted by legally trained naval officers of the Supply Branch, under the Chief Naval Judge Advocate, a Captain, Royal Navy. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Geography

Geologically, Port Jackson is a drowned river valley, or ria. It is 19 km long with an area of 55 km². The estuary's volume at high tide is 562,000 megalitres. The perimeter of the estuary is 317 kilometres. Georges River, in the southern suburbs of Sydney (Australia) is a ria, or drowned river valley. ...

Port Jackson (top) and the Georges River flowing into Botany Bay (bottom)

Port Jackson from a helicopter

According to the Geographical Names Board of NSW, Port Jackson is "a harbour which comprises all the waters within an imaginary line joining North Head and South Head. Within this harbour lies North Harbour, Middle Harbour and Sydney Harbour." These three harbours extend from the single entrance (known as Sydney Heads (North and South Heads)). North Harbour is the shortest, and is really just a large bay extending to Manly. Middle Harbour extends to the north-west. It is bridged at The Spit and Roseville. Its headwaters lie in Garigal National Park. The longest arm, Sydney Harbour, extends west as far as Balmain, where it is fed by the estuaries of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers. Port Jackson is bridged by the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the ANZAC Bridge (formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge). A tunnel, the Sydney Harbour Tunnel passes underneath the Harbour, to the east of the bridge, and in 2005 it was proposed that a third harbour crossing, this time a railway line, be constructed to the west of the bridge. The harbour is heavily embayed. The bays on the south side tend to be wide and rounded, whereas those on the north side are generally narrow inlets. Sydney's major central business district begins at Circular Quay, a small bay on the south side that has, over time, had its semi-circle reclaimed by land to the point where it is a rectangular quay. The northern side of the harbour is mainly used for residential purposes. This simulated true-color Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image shows the Sydney metropolitan area on October 12, 2001, and covers an area of 42 by 33 kilometers. ... This simulated true-color Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) image shows the Sydney metropolitan area on October 12, 2001, and covers an area of 42 by 33 kilometers. ... The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. ... For other Botany Bays see Botany Bay (disambiguation) Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometers south of the central business district. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (864x512, 234 KB)This is an image I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digital camera. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (864x512, 234 KB)This is an image I took myself using an Olympus C8080W digital camera. ... The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales was established in 1966 as the official body for naming and recording details of places and geographical names in New South Wales. ... Sydney Heads (also known as the Heads) is the geographical area representing the entrance to Port Jackson (and therefore also to Sydney Harbour) bordered by North Head and Quarantine Head to the north, South Head to the south and Middle Head to the west. ... Manly is a suburb in Local Government Area of Manly Council on Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Spit is an urban locality in the suburb of Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Roseville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Garigal is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 20 km north of Sydney. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... The old Glebe Island Bridge alongside its replacement The ANZAC Bridge or Anzac Bridge (both forms are used by the Roads and Traffic Authority), formerly known as the Glebe Island Bridge, is a large cable-stayed bridge spanning Johnstons Bay between Pyrmont and Rozelle in proximity to the central business... Sydney Harbour Tunnel, Northbound The Sydney Harbour Tunnel is a tunnel in Sydney, Australia. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ... Categories: Suburbs of Sydney | Incomplete Sydney suburbs ...

The waterways of Port Jackson are managed by the New South Wales Maritime Authority.

Islands

There are several islands within the harbour, including Shark Island, Clark Island, Fort Denison, Goat Island, Cockatoo Island, Spectacle Island, Snapper Island and Rodd Island. Some other former islands, including Bennelong Island, Garden Island and Berry Island, have subsequently been linked to the shore by land reclamation. Shark Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... Clark Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour with the city skyline Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. ... Goat Island from Balmain Goat Island is a rocky island in Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. ... Cockatoo Island at night. ... Spectacle Island (front) and Cockatoo Island (rear), Sydney Harbour Spectacle Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... Snapper Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... Rodd Island is an island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Bennelong Point. ... Garden Island is a facility of the Royal Australian Navy in Port Jackson, Sydney. ...

Sydney Harbour Ferries

Sydney Ferries is a state-owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing commuter and tourist passenger ferry services in Sydney Harbour. Two ferries- Narrabeen (rear) and Alexander (foreground) Sydney Ferries is a state owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing passenger ferry services in Sydney Harbour and on the Parramatta River. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... The ferryboat Dongan Hills, filled with commuters, about to dock at a New York City pier, circa 1945. ... Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge located on Port Jackson Port Jackson is the natural harbour of Sydney, Australia, also known as Sydney Harbour and is the largest natural harbour in the world. ...

Tributaries and Waterways of Port Jackson

• North Harbour
• Middle Harbour
• Parramatta River
• Lane Cove River
• Middle Harbour Creek
• White's Creek
• Gordon Creek
• Iron Cove Creek
• Hawthorne Canal
• Moores Creek
• Johnston's Creek
• Scott's Creek
• Powell's Creek
• Haslam's Creek
• Duck River
• Subiaco Creek
• Vineyard Creek
• Toongabbie Creek
• Darling Mills Creek

Middle Harbour is the name given to the northern arm of Port Jackson in Sydney, Australia. ... The Parramatta River, New South Wales, Australia, is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, along with the smaller Lane Cove and Duck Rivers. ... The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. ... View towards the mouth of Iron Cove Creek where it empties into Iron Cove adjacent to the City West Link Road at Five Dock. ... The Hawthorne Canal is a short canal that connects with Port Jackson, in Sydney, Australia. ...

Sydney Harbour as a unit of measurement

Navy Ships on the harbour, 2007

In Australia the size of many bodies of water are referenced back to the size of Sydney Harbour, that is a body of water x is y times the size of the Sydney Harbour. The unit of measure would be sydharbs. For example: Lake Argyle, the Ord river dam and Australia's second largest artificial lake, is variously described as "18 times that of Sydney Harbour" or 18 sydharbs [2], "8-13 times the size the volume of Sydney Harbour." [3], and "nine times the size of Sydney Harbour" [4]. Warragamba Dam in New South Wales and Sydney's major water supply is described as being "4 times the size of Sydney Harbour" [5]. Lake Eucumbene, one of the major dams in the Snowy Mountains Scheme, "holds nine times the volume of Sydney Harbour" [6], or perhaps thirteen times [7]. The comparison is not confined to dams. Jervis Bay in New South Wales is "at least 6 times bigger in volume (and 4 times bigger in area) than Sydney Harbour" [8]; and Boston Bay in South Australia, on which Port Lincoln is located, is three and a half times larger than Sydney Harbour. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2816 × 2112 pixel, file size: 1. ... Strange and whimsical units are sometimes used by scientists, especially physicists and mathematicians, and other technically-minded people such as engineers and programmers, as bits of dry humor combined with putative practical convenience. ... Lake Argyle from space, August 1985 Lake Argyle () is Australias largest artificial lake (by area), part of the Ord River Scheme, near the East Kimberley (Western Australia) town of Kununurra, located on the Kimberley Plateau. ... Warragamba Dam Spillway Warragamba Dam is the structure that provides the major water supply for Sydney, Australia, situated approximately 65 km to the west of Sydney in the Burragorang Valley. ... Talbingo Dam The Snowy Mountains Scheme is a hydro-electricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. ... The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ... Port Lincoln is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, which is a wheat growing area of South Australia. ...

See also

• Transport in Sydney
• Sydney Ferries
• Attack on Sydney Harbour

Sydney Monorail above Market Street, Sydney Sydney has one of the most complex and extensive transportation systems in Australia. ... Two ferries- Narrabeen (rear) and Alexander (foreground) Sydney Ferries is a state owned corporation of the New South Wales Government providing passenger ferry services in Sydney Harbour and on the Parramatta River. ... Combatants Australia, United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands. ...

External links

• NSW Maritime Authority
• Maps maintained by the New South Wales Maritime Authority, which legally is the owner of the harbour bed:
  • Port Jackson—east of Harbour Bridge
  • Port Jackson—west of Harbour Bridge
• Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Established by the Australian Government to plan for the future of former Defence and other special Commonwealth Lands around Sydney Harbour.
• Geographic Names Board of New South Wales reference to Port Jackson