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‘Harbour City.’
Sydney is endowed with one of the world’s largest and stunning natural harbours around the Paramatta River.
With Millers Point and Circular Quay to the south, Milsons Point and North Sydney are opposite leading to Mosman.
With its multiple coves and inlets, new road and rail arteries have had to be constructed to straddle many water crossings.
With these, the centre has retained its predominance as a well-planned city along with a number of nodal centres that are being developed around the periphery.
Maps of Sydney
Overview
Streets and Networks
Satellite View
All maps above provided courtesy of Google Maps.
Population Density
Visualising population density in Global Cities
This interactive map shows population density in 2020, measured in residents per square kilometre.
The data is from the ‘Global Human Settlement Layer’ (GHSL) 2023, produced by the European Commission JRC and the ‘Center for International Earth Science Information Network’ at Columbia University using earth sensing data from the European Copernicus Space Program that Integrates high volumes of satellite data with national census data.
The GHSL describes the settlement geography of the entire globe and has applications for a wide range of research and policy issues related to urban growth, development and sustainability.
Map provided courtesy of LuminoCity3D.org.
Rail Networks
Rail and transport networks in Global Cities
The above map represents the urban metro and light rail network of the city and immediate suburbs. This shows individual rail routes and the level of connectivity for urban travellers across the expanding city’.
Map provided courtesy of UrbanRail.net.
Journals from Sydney
8. Sydney + extract (D.H. Lawrence)
‘Sited in a magnificent natural setting, the city of Sydney is characterised by its inner harbour and multitude of bays and inlets nestling in the estuary of the Parramatta River around Sydney Cove.’
