Sydney Cove

- 33.858333333333151.21194444444Koordinaten: 33 ° 51 '30 " S, 151 ° 12' 43 " O

Sydney Cove is a small cove in Port Jackson in Sydney / Australia. The Sydney Opera House and the southern ramp to the Sydney Harbour Bridge is located on her driveway.

1770 explored James Cook on his first South Seas voyage the area. On January 26, 1788 (now celebrated as Australia Day ) is a British fleet ( First Fleet ) came under Captain Arthur Phillip at Sydney Cove where a first settlement was established. The British had originally planned to settle in the James Cook discovered Botany Bay, but this plan rejected because of lack of water. After that they had followed the coast to the north, where they first discovered the Manly Bay and then later Sydney Cove. The new settlement was named Sydney, in honor of the then British Home Secretary Lord Sydney.

In the Sydney Cove are two docks for ferries. From Circular Quay, this downtown Sydney connect to the outskirts. On a cruise terminal moor passenger ships.

  • Bay in Australia
  • Bay ( Tasman )
  • Geography ( Sydney )
  • Waters in New South Wales
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