Sydney is the largest city in Australia located in Southeastern Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is also the capital of New South Wales. Sydney was founded in 1788 and acted as the first penal colony established in Australia. The colony was named Sydney for a cave named after Captain Cook’s patron, Viscount Sydney. During WWII Sydney was used as a military base for the Allies; the city grew substantially in the later half of the 20th century. Sydney is a major tourist destination boasting such sites as the Sydney Opera House, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Gladesville Bridge, and Centrepoint Tower, the tallest building in Australia. Sydney was the host of the 2000 summer Olympics. The estimated population of Sydney is over 4 million.
