Introducing Sydney Harbour
Stretching 20km inland to the mouth of the Parramatta River, Sydney Harbour (aka Port Jackson) is Sydney’s shimmering soul, its beaches, coves, bays, islands and waterside parks providing crucial relief from the ordeals of urban life.
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Forming the gateway to the harbour are North Head and South Head. Watsons Bay nestles on South Head’s harbour side, fostering a salty cottage atmosphere. The harbour beaches are generally sheltered, calm coves with little of the frenzied foam of the ocean beaches. On the south shore is Camp Cove, a photogenic swimming beach where Arthur Phillip first landed, and the shark-netted Shark Bay. On the North Shore try Manly Cove, Reef Beach, Clontarf Beach, Chinamans Beach and Balmoral Beach.
Last updated: Apr 17, 2009
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