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Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Sydney Harbor Bridge is a acrh brigde in Sydney, Australia that links the main city of Sydney to the North Shore.

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Why is the Sydney harbor Brudge an icon and a tourist attraction in Sydney?

Basically because it was one of the largest bridges of its time, with over 10 lanes for traffic, and lanes for trains too. It's quite a simple structural shape, similar to a coat hanger, hence its nickname.

Sydney harbour bridge is the world's widest long-span bridge . It took 9 years for its construction completion .It was opened in 1932. Bridge length is 1,150 m. It has a bow shape too. Because of this features , it is a tourist attraction in Sydney . In Sydney first attraction comes in every person's mind is Sydney harbour bridge and opera house.

Other attractions include :
http://www.sydneythingstodo.com.au/

What happened to the three Midget submarines that entered Sydney harbor?

On the afternoon of 31 May 1942, three Japanese submarines appeared some thirteen kilometres out from Sydney Harbour. Each one launched a midget submarine, aimed at the American heavy cruiser, the USS Chicago, which was anchored in the harbour. One midget was detected at about 8:00pm, but was not precisely located until it became entangled in the net; the two-man crew of the submarine blew up their own vessel to avoid capture. When the second midget was detected after 10:00pm, a general alarm was sounded. The third midget was damaged by depth charges, and the crew also committed suicide to avoid capture.

The second submarine then returned fire, hitting the naval depot ship HMAS Kuttabul. Nineteen Australian men and two British sailors on the Kuttabul were killed. The submarine is believed to have then returned to its mother ship, known as I-24.

On which continent is Australia located?

Australia is an island continent of 7,686,850 sq km. The country of Australia fits exactly into the continent of Australia. The national capital is Canberra.

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