Cockatoo Island
The largest island in Sydney Harbour, where the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers meet, used first as a convict prison and then as a shipyard. Its sandstone cells and dockyard sheds are a World Heritage site, reached by ferry, and you can camp there overnight.
- Where
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -33.8475, 151.1725
Get the Cockatoo Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cockatoo Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your New South Wales volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cockatoo Island
Australian National Maritime Museum 3.4 km
The national museum of the sea, under a wave-shaped roof designed by Philip Cox on the Darling Harbour waterfront. Moored outside are real vessels you can board, including a navy destroyer, a submarine and a replica of Cook's Endeavour.
The Rocks 3.6 km
The oldest part of Sydney, on the harbour's southern shore beside the bridge, where the colony began in 1788. Its sandstone lanes, old pubs and terraces now hold galleries and weekend market stalls.
Sydney Harbour Bridge 3.6 km
A steel arch opened in 1932 that carries trains, cars, cyclists and walkers from the city to the North Shore. Sydneysiders call it the Coathanger, and you can walk across on its footpath or climb over the top of the arch for the view of the harbour.
Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 3.6 km
A gallery of contemporary art in the Art Deco former Maritime Services Board building on the western side of Circular Quay. A modern wing was added in 2012, and its rooftop looks straight across the quay to the Opera House.
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium 3.7 km
An aquarium on the eastern shore of Darling Harbour, opened in 1988, devoted to the creatures of Australia's own waters. It holds more than 700 species, and its glass tunnels take you under sharks, rays and a reef tank.
Darling Harbour 3.7 km
A harbour inlet on the western edge of the city centre, rebuilt for the bicentenary in 1988 as a pedestrian waterfront. Around its promenades sit the aquarium, the maritime museum, restaurants and the convention centre.
Circular Quay 3.9 km
The ferry terminal and harbourside promenade on Sydney Cove, between the Opera House and The Rocks. Once the colony's shipping port, it is now where the city's ferries come and go, with the bridge on one side and the Opera House on the other.
Sydney Opera House 4.1 km
A cluster of white tiled shells on Bennelong Point, designed by the Danish architect Jørn Utzon and opened in 1973. It is a working arts centre with several stages for opera, theatre and concerts, and it is counted among the great buildings of the 20th century.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in New South Wales
Questions
Where is Cockatoo Island?
Cockatoo Island is in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Australian National Maritime Museum (3.4 km), The Rocks (3.6 km), Sydney Harbour Bridge (3.6 km).
How do I get the Cockatoo Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cockatoo Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your New South Wales volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cockatoo Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your New South Wales volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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