Kurnell

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Kurnell is a coastal suburb in southern Sydney, Australia, known as the site of Captain James Cook’s first landing on the east coast of the continent in 1770.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal suburb
suburb
aboriginalName Kamay
city Sydney
country Australia
dateOfEvent 1770-04-29
distanceFromSydneyCBD approximately 21 kilometres south
environment cliffs
coastal heath
sand dunes
wetlands
federalElectorate Cook
governingBody Sutherland Shire Council
hasIndustry former oil refining
recreation
tourism
hasLandmark Cape Baily Lighthouse
Cape Solander
Captain Cook Obelisk
Captain Cook’s Landing Place
Cook’s Landing Place monument
Inscription Point
Kurnell Refinery site
Silver Beach
Towra Point Nature Reserve (nearby)
hasRecreation whale watching at Cape Solander
heritageStatus contains sites listed on the Australian National Heritage List
contains sites listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register
historicalEvent Landing of Captain James Cook in 1770
knownFor Botany Bay National Park (Kurnell section)
Kamay Botany Bay National Park
site of Captain James Cook’s first landing on the east coast of Australia
localGovernmentArea Sutherland Shire
locatedOn Kurnell Peninsula
Tasman Sea
southern headland of Botany Bay
partOf Greater Sydney
postalCode 2231
region Southern Sydney
state New South Wales
stateElectorate Cronulla
timeZone AEST
timeZoneDST AEDT
traditionalOwners Dharawal people
Gweagal people

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