Sydney Cove

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Sydney Cove is the historic harbor inlet on Sydney Harbour where the First Fleet landed in 1788, marking the beginning of European settlement in Australia.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sydney Cove canonical 18
The Rocks 2
Bays of New South Wales 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cove
harbour inlet
historic site
adjacentTo Bennelong Point
Circular Quay
linked to: Bennelong Point

The Rocks
linked to: Sydney Cove
basinCountry Australia
category Australian heritage sites
Bays of New South Wales
linked to: Sydney Cove

History of Sydney
connectedTo Parramatta River via Sydney Harbour
contains Circular Quay ferry wharves
Overseas Passenger Terminal vicinity
coordinateLocation 33.861°S 151.212°E
country Australia
development Transformed into modern transport hub at Circular Quay
governingBody City of Sydney
linked to: Sydney

Transport for NSW
hasHeritageStatus State Heritage Register listing (New South Wales)
hasHistoricalSignificance Early administrative and commercial centre of Sydney
Site of first permanent British settlement on the Australian continent
hasMouth Tank Stream
heritageDesignation Historic precinct
inception 1788
locatedIn Australia
Eora Nation traditional lands
New South Wales
Sydney
Sydney Harbour
mouthOf Tank Stream
namedAfter Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney
namedBy Arthur Phillip
near Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
originallyKnownAs Cadi (by the Gadigal people)
linked to: Sydney Cove
partOf Port Jackson
linked to: Sydney Harbour
significantEvent Landing of the First Fleet
Proclamation of the Colony of New South Wales
startTimeOf European settlement in Australia
touristAttraction Harbour cruises departure point
Views of Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge
traditionalOwners Gadigal people
usedFor maritime transport
recreation
tourism
waterBody Sydney Harbour
waterType saltwater inlet

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New South Wales originalSettlement Sydney Cove
Australia Day location Sydney Cove
Sydney hasLandmark The Rocks
linked to: Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove adjacentTo The Rocks
linked to: Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove originallyKnownAs Cadi (by the Gadigal people)
linked to: Sydney Cove
Sydney Cove category Bays of New South Wales
linked to: Sydney Cove
Foundation Day relatedPlace Sydney Cove
Bennelong Point adjacentTo Sydney Cove
Arthur Phillip residence Sydney Cove
Tank Stream flowsInto Sydney Cove
Tank Stream associatedWith Sydney Cove
Woollarawarre Bennelong residedAt Sydney Cove
Fishburn (ship) destination Sydney Cove
Arthur Phillip residence Sydney Cove
subject linked to: Governor Arthur Phillip
HMS Sirius supportedColonyAt Sydney Cove