Port Jackson

English

Etymology

In 1770, Lieutenant James Cook named the inlet after Sir George Jackson, one of the Lords Commissioners of the British Admiralty, and Judge Advocate of the Fleet.

Proper noun

Port Jackson

  1. The ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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