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Sutherland Shire is located in the south eastern region of Sydney. It
covers an area of 370 sq. kms and has a population of 206,000 (1997 estimate).
Its geography includes beaches, wetlands, bays and rivers, as well as
tablelands dissected by deep river valleys and gorges.
The sandstone cliffs that border the Pacific Ocean and the bushlands
of this region's national parks remain much the same as they were when
James Cook sailed HM Bark Endeavour along its coastline on his voyage
of exploration in 1770.
Cook anchored near Kurnell, at the north-east end of the Shire. He went
ashore on April 29, 1770 at a spot now within the Captain Cook's Landing
Place, part of the Botany Bay National Park. For eight days he and his
scientists, seamen and marines explored and mapped the area.
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