| Snapper Island Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°51′08″S 151°10′01″E / 33.8522°S 151.1669°E | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 0.3 km (0 mi) NE of Birkenhead Point, Drummoyne[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Snapper Island (previously known as Schnapper Island[2]) is a 1.65-hectare (4.1-acre) island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne.
The island was originally a rocky outcrop, but in 1931-2 it was increased in size over seven times by land reclamation, and reshaped into the general plan form of a ship. Since then it has been used as a training depot by the Sea Cadets, and as a museum. Today it is in the hands of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, who are charged with planning a new future for it.[3][4]
Snapper Island is the smallest island in the harbour and more than the others has been reshaped significantly by human intervention.[4]
- ^ "Snapper Island (listing CHL105477)". Australia Heritage Places Inventory. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- ^ "Geographical Names Register Extract". NSW Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ David Messent (1994). The Complete Guide to Sydney Harbour. ISBN 0-646-17888-1. Page 98.
- ^ a b "Sites - Snapper Island". Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. Archived from the original on 28 June 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2008.