New South Wales

New South Wales

Svensk definition

Stat i sydöstra Australien. Ytan är 802 000 km2, och folkmängden ca 6,4 miljoner invånare. Huvudstad är Sydney.

Engelsk definition

A state in southeastern Australia. Its capital is Sydney. It was discovered by Captain Cook in 1770 and first settled at Botany Bay by marines and convicts in 1788. It was named by Captain Cook who thought its coastline resembled that of South Wales. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p840 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p377)

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