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The geography of Sydney is characterised by its coastal location on a basin bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the east, the Blue Mountains to the west, the Hawkesbury River to the north and the Woronora Plateau to the south. Sydney lies on a submergent coastline on the east coast of New South Wales, where the ocean level has risen to flood deep ...
Duck River, Haslams Creek, Powells Creek, Iron Cove Creek, Hawthorne Canal. The Parramatta River is an intermediate tide -dominated, drowned valley estuary [ 2] located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With an average depth of 5.1 metres (17 ft), [ 3] the Parramatta River is the main tributary of Sydney Harbour, a branch of Port Jackson.
Longest rivers in Australia by length (September 2008) Order River name System Length Source km miles 1 Murray River: Murray-Darling: 2,375 1,476 [1]2
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia.Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west ...
Port Jackson. / 33.85833°S 151.23333°E / -33.85833; 151.23333. Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (part of the South Pacific Ocean ).
Rivers in Sydney Cooks River; Georges River; Hawkesbury River; Nepean River; Parramatta River; Lane Cove River; Geology Sydney Basin; Sydney sandstone; Narrabeen group; Areas of Sydney The Sydney central business district. City of Sydney. Regions of Sydney. Suburbs of Sydney. Districts of Sydney. Sydney central business district; North Sydney
Southern Sydney is composed of the City of Sydney (part), Bayside Council, Georges River Council and the Sutherland Shire local government areas. These four councils participates in the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) along with eight other councils in the Inner West, City, Eastern Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown regions.
Tasman Sea. Northern Rivers is the most northeasterly region of the Australian state of New South Wales, located between 590 and 820 kilometres (370 and 510 mi) north of the state capital, Sydney, and encompasses the catchments and fertile valleys of the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed rivers. It extends from Tweed Heads in the north (adjacent to ...