SYDNEY,AUSTRALIA

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• British established sydney as a prison colony in 1788.
• Population: nearly 4 million.
• Sydney covers 670 square miles.
• Residents are called: sydneysiders
• Sydney has an excellent harbor that is one of the deepest in the world.
• Main bays of harbor: Port Jackson and middle harbor
• Sydney is the capital of New south Wales

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• The irregular coastline of the harbors bay also adds to sydneys unusual layout.
• A high percentage of people in the city own their own house and garden
• Land prices have risen dramatically.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• Sydney Opera House
• Sydney Harbor bridge
• The Rocks
• Circular Quay
• Darling harbor
• Queen Victoria Building
• Sydney tower

SYDNEY oPERA HOUSE

• Performing arts centre
• Location- Bennelong Point, Sydney
• Construction started- march 1st 1959
• Completed in 1973
• Grand opening- october 20th 1973
• Cost- A$ 102 million equivalent to ~859 million in 2012
• Height- 65m (213 ft)

SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE

• Construction begin: july 28th 1923
• Total length: 1,149 m (3,770 feet)
• Width: 49 m (161 feet)
• Heighth: 134 m (440 feet)
• Construction end : january 19th 1932
• Inaugurated and opening: march 19, 1932

THE ROCKS

• Population: 614 (2006 census)
• Density: 3100 km2 (8,000/sq mi)
• Area: 0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
• Location 1 km (1 mi) from sydney CBD (central buisness district)

TOURISM

• The city recieved 7 million domestic visitors
• 2.7 million international visitors in year ending december of 2010

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