Cockatoo Island
Heritage listed island in Sydney Harbour
About
Cockatoo Island Wareamah is a UNESCO World Heritage Site at the confluence of the Parramatta River and Lane Cove River in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.
Cockatoo Island is the largest of several harbour islands that were once heavily timbered sandstone knolls. Originally the Island rose to 18 m (59 ft) above sea level and was 12.9 hectares (32 acres) but it has been extended to 17.9 ha (44 acres) and is now cleared of most vegetation. Called Wa-rea-mah by the Indigenous Australians who traditionally inhabited the land prior to European settlement, the island may have been used as a fishing base, although physical evidence of Aboriginal heritage has not been found on the island.
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Parramatta River
River in Australia
0.6 mi away
Balmain, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, Australia
0.9 mi away
Goat Island (Port Jackson)
Historic site in Sydney, Australia
1.4 mi away
Mort's Dock
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
0.8 mi away
Longueville, New South Wales
Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1.1 mi away
City of Canada Bay
Local government area in New South Wales, Australia
1.3 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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