Sydney topographic maps
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Fairfield Heights
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
The elevation of this suburb is approximately between 20 and 40 metres (66 and 131 ft) above mean sea level, owing to its name. It has the colloquial nickname in the area of "The Heights".
Average elevation: 24 m
Marramarra National Park
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney > Berowra Creek
Average elevation: 116 m
Nielsen Park
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
As is common in all coastal and estuarine areas of the Sydney Region, the Park contains many rock outcrops, particularly along the foreshore headlands. These are given some added interest by the remnants of the effect of a basalt dyke that runs from Mount Trefle to Bottle and Glass Point resulting in the…
Average elevation: 14 m
Hyde Park
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
We know it was timbered, as was the rest of the topography, from the early drawings of the settlement, and Director of the Botanic Gardens, Sydney J. H. Maiden has suggested that the dominant species were probably white or brittle gum (Eucalyptus micrantha), blackbutt (E.pilularis), bloodwood (Corymbia…
Average elevation: 30 m
Wentworth Falls
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
Wentworth Falls (postcode: 2782) is a town in the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, situated approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Katoomba, Australia on the Great Western Highway, with a Wentworth Falls railway…
Average elevation: 708 m
Canterbury-Bankstown Council
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
Within the same year 16 US fighter planes that were based at Bankstown airport flew over Canterbury racecourse at low altitude during a race meet. This was to let the Australian public, especially those of the district to know that they, their allies were there for their protection. Regardless of these events,…
Average elevation: 26 m
Mount Colah
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
Mount Colah is 5 km north of Hornsby, the nearest major town centre. It is one of the most northerly suburbs of Sydney and is where the "Welcome to Sydney" sign is located. Mount Colah is the second highest suburb in Sydney by elevation. Considered one of Sydney's leafier suburbs, streets are clustered around…
Average elevation: 152 m
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
Ku-ring-gai Chase is part of the Hornsby Plateau, a massive block of sandstone tilting upwards to the north. The park comprises a plateau with an elevation of generally 150–200 m above sea level. Between 250 and 200 million years ago, sand silt and mud was deposited by rivers across flood plains. These…
Average elevation: 83 m
Lane Cove National Park
Australia > New South Wales > Sydney
The park includes areas of land which are part of Ku-ring-gai, Ryde, and Hornsby local government areas with small areas of the park in Willoughby, Lane Cove and Hunter's Hill local government areas on the banks of the lower reaches of the river. The park is surrounded on all sides by developed suburban areas…
Average elevation: 81 m
