sydney - australia

sydney is situated in southeastern australia, located on the southern shore of port jackson an arm of the pacific ocean. sydney is australias oldest and largest city and is a major economic, cultural, and administrative center. it has warm summers and mild winters. mean temperatures range from 12.6 to 21 c 55 to 70 f, with an average annual rainfall of 1194 mm distributed fairly evenly throughout the year.
sydney and its suburbs cover about 12,400 sq km, from the hawkesbury river in the north to the southern tablelands in the south and from the blue mountains in the west to the pacific ocean in the east. long fingers of bush-land extend deep into sydneys metropolitan heart, making it vulnerable to bush-fires.
in sydneys central business district, colonial public buildings and handsome terrace homes sit next to modern skyscrapers, such as sydney tower 305 m1000 ft. also downtown is sydney harbour bridge, which for many years symbolized...