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Snapper Island (New South Wales)

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Snapper Island (previously known as Schnapper Island) is a 1.65-hectare (4.1-acre) island in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies in the main channel of the western section of the harbour, upstream of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, adjacent to the Sydney suburb of Drummoyne. The island was originally a rocky outcrop, but in 1931-2 it was increased in size over seven times by land reclamation, and reshaped into the general plan form of a ship. Since then it has been used as a training depot by the Sea Cadets, and as a museum. Today it is in the hands of the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, who are charged with planning a new future for it.Snapper Island is the smallest island in the harbour and more than the others has been reshaped significantly by human intervention.

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Snapper Island (New South Wales)
Elliott Street, Sydney Balmain

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N -33.8522 ° E 151.1669 °
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Elliott Street
2041 Sydney, Balmain
New South Wales, Australia
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