Wollongong |
Name of city: Wollongong
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft)
Location: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Area: 000
Website: Officialsite
Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Wollongong lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres (51 miles) south of Sydney. Wollongong's Statistical District has a population of 292,190, making Wollongong the third largest city in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle, and the tenth largest city in Australia.
Wollongong |
The Wollongong metropolitan area extends from
Helensburgh in the north to Windang in the south. It sits within the Wollongong
Statistical District, which covers the local authority areas of Wollongong,
Shellharbour and Kiama, extending from the town of Helensburgh in the north to
Gerroa in the south Geologically, the city is located in the south-eastern
part of the Sydney basin, which extends from Newcastle to Nowra. Wollongong is
noted for its heavy industry, its port activity and the quality of its physical
setting, occupying a narrow coastal plain between an almost continuous chain of
surf beaches and the cliffline of the rainforest-covered Illawarra escarpment.
It has two cathedrals, churches of many denominations and the Nan Tien Temple,
the largest Buddhist temple in the southern hemisphere. Wollongong has a
long history of coalmining and industry. The city attracts many tourists each
year, and is a regional centre for the South Coast fishing industry. The
University of Wollongong has around 22,000 students and is internationally
recognised.
Although other explanations have been offered,
such as "great feast of fish", "hard ground near water",
"song of the sea", "sound of the waves", "many
snakes" and "five islands", the name Wollongong is believed to
mean "seas of the South" in the local Aboriginal language, referring
to NSW's Southern Coast.
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View of Wollongong
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