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Sydney (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 51 41 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -33.8615 decimal degrees |
| Long: 151 12 20 E degrees minutes |
Long: 151.2055 decimal degrees |
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Note: Founded as penal colony, was first British settlement in Australia; is now largest city in nation; is major seaport including Sydney Harbour & Botany Bay; comprises 44 municipalities & shires. |
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| Sydney (preferred,C,V,English-P)
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| Sidney (C,V)
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| City of Sydney (C,V,English,U)
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| סידני (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Port Jackson (H,V)
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Sydney (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded 1788 |
| city (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| commercial center (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| university center (C) |
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| episcopal see (C) |
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| penal settlement (H) |
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