Iron Cove | |
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Coordinates | 33°51′45″S 151°09′17″E / 33.862425°S 151.154812°E |
Type | Estuarine bay |
Part of | Port Jackson |
Primary inflows | |
Primary outflows | Parramatta River |
Catchment area | Sydney Basin |
Basin countries | Australia |
Frozen | never |
Islands | Rodd Island |
Settlements | Sydney |
Iron Cove is a bay on the Parramatta River, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) due west of Sydney's central business district. It is surrounded by the suburbs of Birchgrove, Balmain, Rozelle, Lilyfield, Haberfield, Five Dock, Rodd Point, Russell Lea and Drummoyne. The bay extends from Longnose Point to the south-west and is fed by the Hawthorne Canal and the Iron Cove Creek.