Sydney Cove

For the ship wrecked off Tasmania, see Sydney Cove (1796 ship). For the convict transport ship, see Sydney Cove (1803 ship).

Sydney Cove, Circular Quay

Sydney Cove (Eora: Warrane[1]) is a bay on the southern shore of Sydney Harbour, one of several harbours in Port Jackson, on the coast of Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney Cove is a focal point for community celebrations, due to its central Sydney location between the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Sydney Cove was the site of the First Fleet's landing on 26 January 1788 and the subsequent raising of the Union Jack, a seminal date in Australian history now marked as Australia Day.

Sydney Cove, Port Jackson in the County of Cumberland – from a drawing made by Francis Fowkes in 1788
  1. ^ "Sydney Cove". Geographical Names Board. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2022.