New South Wales
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New South Wales
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)State, southeastern Australia. Area: 309,130 sq mi (800,642 sq km). Pop. (2008 est.): 6,967,200. Capital: Sydney. It is bounded by Queensland, the Pacific Ocean, Victoria, and South Australia. The dominant geographic feature is the Great Dividing Range. Inhabited from prehistoric times, New South Wales was claimed for Britain by Capt. James Cook in 1770. The colony included the entire continent except for Western Australia. The interior was explored throughout the 19th century, and colonies were set up there, separate from New South Wales. In 1901 it became part of the Commonwealth of Australia. The state ceded the area of the Australian Capital Territory in 1911. New South Wales is the centre of commercial farming, industry, and culture in Australia.
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