Botany Bay is now still called Botany Bay. Originally intended as the site for the colony of New South Wales, Botany Bay proved unsuitable for the purpose, so it should not be confused with Port Jackson, the site where Sydney was first established. However, because of the expansion of Sydney, Botany Bay is now part of the city of Sydney. The first name for Botany Bay was Stingray Harbour.
Botany Bay's original name, as given by James Cook, was "Stingray Harbour". However, it was later changed to "Botany Bay" because of the many new and unique plant species that Cook's botanists (Sir Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander) found, classified and catalogued there.
The distance from Botany Bay to Port Jackson is about 8km.
None. The convicts did not settle at Botany Bay, but at Port Jackson.
Captain Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet of convicts landed at Botany Bay (but did not stay there) in 1788.
Sydney, capital of New South Wales.
The area of City of Botany Bay is 22 square kilometers.
Botany Bay is located about 8 km south of Port Jackson, where Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, lies.
The major sea port in NSW is Botany Bay not far from the Capital city and in the metropolitan area of Sydney. Sydney. Port Botany (now a southern suburb of Sydney) is a major port, as is Newcastle.
There is no capital city in the world called Latuya Bay.
Botany Bay is in Australia.
Botany Bay is in state of New South Wales. It lies about 8km south of the main harbor where the city of Sydney is positioned, but it's considered part of Sydney now.
Botany Bay is in New South Wales.
Annapolis, the capital city of Maryland, is situated on Chesapeake Bay.
The city of Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James in Jamaica. Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica.
Botany Bay is now still called Botany Bay. Originally intended as the site for the colony of New South Wales, Botany Bay proved unsuitable for the purpose, so it should not be confused with Port Jackson, the site where Sydney was first established. However, because of the expansion of Sydney, Botany Bay is now part of the city of Sydney. The first name for Botany Bay was Stingray Harbour.
Botany Bay - song - was created in 1885.