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Sydney

City in AustraliaSydney wraps around Sydney Harbour on Australia's east coast and stretches about 80 km inland, from the Pacific Ocean to the Blue Mountains. It is the capital of New South Wales.

What it's known for

In 1788 the First Fleet of convicts, led by Arthur Phillip, founded Sydney as a British penal colony. It grew into a major centre for finance, education and tourism, and in 2000 it hosted the Summer Olympics.

Fun facts

  1. Arthur Phillip named Sydney Cove after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, who was the British Home Secretary.
  2. The Sydney Opera House, designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon, opened in 1973 and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
  3. The Sydney Harbour Bridge, opened in 1932, is nicknamed 'the Coathanger' because of the shape of its arch.

Finding it on the globe

Find Australia's south-east coast: Sydney is about 250 km north-east of Canberra and about 710 km north-east of Melbourne.

Easy to mix up

Many players tap Sydney, but the capital of Australia is Canberra, a city created as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

Sources: Wikipedia: Sydney, Wikipedia: Sydney Opera House, Wikipedia: Sydney Harbour Bridge, Wikipedia: Canberra