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Fun fact 2 about Wollongong

Wollongong and Port Kembla from Mount Keira (2)
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In 1881, a British clipper named Queen of Nations ran ashore off the mouth of Towradgi Creek, carrying 24,000 bottles of Hennessy Cognac.

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Wollongong

Australia

Country
Australia
Population
312.1K
Coordinates
-34.43, 150.89
636th most populous city in the world

Wollongong is a city in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 85 kilometres south of Sydney.

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