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Sydney

Phillip had been given no instructions for urban development, but in July 1788 submitted a plan for the new town at Sydney Cove. It included a wide central avenue, a permanent Government House, law courts, hospital and other public buildings, but no provision for warehouses, shops, or other commercial buildings. Phillip promptly ignored his own plan, and unplanned development became a feature of Sydney's topography.

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Name: Sydney topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Sydney, Council of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, 2000, Australia (-34.02984 151.04828 -33.70984 151.36828)

Average elevation: 32 m

Minimum elevation: -6 m

Maximum elevation: 212 m

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