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Botany Bay A Sydney, Australia story

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Description

The other major natural harbour on the south end of these images is Botany Bay. The runways of Sydney Airport stretch into the bay. The main north-south runway is 3,962 meters long and was built in 1963. The other runway that extends into the bay appears in the 2002 image; it was completed in 1994.

Another expansion seen in Botany Bay is Port Botany, a major shipping port for Australia. The port is in an ideal location because of the deep water channels of the bay and proximity to the open waters of the Tasman Sea. The most recent addition is seen in the 2013 image, which shows the development of 63 hectares of land.

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Oct. 12, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 95/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Oct. 12, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 95/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 6, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 6, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 12, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 12, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 18, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 18, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 3, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Sept. 3, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

Oct. 12, 1975, Landsat 2 (path/row 95/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Sept. 6, 1991, Landsat 5 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Sept. 12, 2002, Landsat 7 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Sept. 18, 2013, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia
Sept. 3, 2019, Landsat 8 (path/row 89/84) — Botany Bay, Sydney, Australia

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