Geelong
Geelong is the second biggest city in the state of Victoria, Australia. It has a large port and 190,000 people living in its area. Geelong at Corio Bay, which is 75 kilometres south-west Melbourne.
| Geelong Victoria | |||||||||
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 Geelong viewed across Corio Bay from The Esplanade Drumcondra in 2010. | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 38°09′0″S 144°21′0″E / 38.15000°S 144.35000°ECoordinates: 38°09′0″S 144°21′0″E / 38.15000°S 144.35000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 192,393 (2016) (12th) | ||||||||
| • Density | 209.3982/km2 (542.339/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Established | 1838 | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3220 | ||||||||
| Area | 918.79 km2 (354.7 sq mi)[1] (2011 urban) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location | 72 km (45 mi) SW of Melbourne | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||
| County | Grant | ||||||||
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The city is a near many famous tourist attractions, for example the Great Ocean Road, the Shipwreck Coast and the Bellarine Peninsula. Geelong also has the second oldest Australian rules football club in the world, the Geelong Football Club, also called The Cats.
Geelong Media
Aerial panorama of Geelong facing the bay. Taken August 2018.
Depiction of early Geelong as a small collection of houses and paddocks by the bay
View of Geelong. 1856 oil painting by Eugene von Guérard.
Opening of the Geelong tramway in 1912, Moorabool Street, Geelong
The steamboat Edina leaving Geelong on its final journey on 21 June 1938
Eastern Beach in 1950
Steampacket Quay, showing the Carousel Pavilion, opened in 2000
Little Malop St precinct, looking west
Map of the Geelong urban area and the City of Greater Geelong
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References
- ↑ "2011 Census Community Profiles: Geelong". ABS Census. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
Other websites
- Official Geelong Government Site Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Local history of Geelong
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