Botany Bay (disambiguation)
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Botany Bay
is a bay in New South Wales, Australia.
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Botany Bay
Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, a few kilometres south of the Sydney central business district. The Cooks River and the Georges River are the two major tributaries that flow into the bay...
is a bay in New South Wales, Australia.
It may also refer to:
Places:
- City of Botany BayCity of Botany BayThe City of Botany Bay is a Local Government Area in south eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It encompasses the suburbs to the north of Botany Bay, such as Botany. The administrative centre is located at Mascot, which is 7 km south of the Sydney central business...
, the local government area in New South Wales, named after the bay - Botany Bay, LondonBotany Bay, LondonBotany Bay is a hamlet on the northern outskirts of Greater London, and forms part of the London Borough of Enfield. It has a population close to 200. The hamlet is located in the centre of Enfield Chase, on the Ridgeway not far from the M25 motorway, and is about a mile from the railway station at...
, a village in the London Borough of Enfield, England - Botany Bay, KentBotany Bay, KentBotany Bay is a bay in Broadstairs, Kent on the south east coast of England.Botany Bay is the northern most of seven bays in Broadstairs. It features chalk cliffs and is a popular tourist location...
, a bay in Broadstairs, Kent, England - Botany Bay, DerbyshireBotany Bay, DerbyshireBotany Bay is the name of a small hamlet in south Derbyshire near Linton and Coton in the Elms in the National Forest .-Toponymy:Unlike the nearby town of Melbourne, Botany Bay does not appear to have a common source with its better known Australian namesake...
, a small hamlet in South Derbyshire, England - Botany Bay, MonmouthshireBotany Bay, MonmouthshireBotany Bay, Monmouthshire is an area in the Wye Valley in Wales, above the village of Tintern. It is the location of a Gwent Scouts camp site covering ....
, an area in the Wye ValleyWye ValleyThe Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an internationally important protected landscape straddling the border between England and Wales. It is one of the most dramatic and scenic landscape areas in southern Britain....
, Wales - Botany Bay, Bristol, former name of an area of HenburyHenburyHenbury is a suburb of Bristol, England, approximately 5 mi northwest of the city centre. It was formerly a village in Gloucestershire and is now bordered by Westbury-on-Trym to the south; Brentry to the east and the Blaise Castle estate Blaise Hamlet and Lawrence Weston to the west...
, Bristol, United Kingdom - Botany Bay, Bristol, former name of an area of St Werburghs, Bristol, United Kingdom
- The name of a residential quadrangle in Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
. - Botany Bay (Chorley)Botany Bay (Chorley)For other uses see Botany Bay Botany Bay refers to an area on the outskirts of Chorley alongside the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. It was instrumental in transport for the North West of England and was home to several mills during the Industrial Revolution...
a community in the North West of England
In entertainment:
- Botany Bay, a 1941 novel by Charles NordhoffCharles NordhoffCharles Bernard Nordhoff was an English-born American novelist and traveler.-Early life:Charles Nordhoff was born in London, England, on February 1, 1887, to American parents. His father was Walter Nordhoff, a wealthy businessman and author of The Journey of the Flame penned under the name...
and James Norman HallJames Norman HallJames Norman Hall was an American author best known for the novel Mutiny on the Bounty with co-author Charles Nordhoff.-Biography:Hall was born in Colfax, Iowa, where he attended the local schools... - "Botany Bay" (song)Botany Bay (song)"Botany Bay" is a song from the musical burlesque, Little Jack Sheppard, a comedy staged in London, England, in 1885 and Melbourne, Australia, in 1886. The show was written by Henry Pottinger Stephens and William Yardley, though the music for "Botany Bay" was written by Florian Pascal, a pseudonym...
, a folk song recorded by Rolf Harris among others - Botany Bay (film)Botany Bay (film)Botany Bay is a 1953 American drama film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, James Mason and Patricia Medina. It was based on a novel of the same name by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall.-Plot:...
, a 1953 film starring Alan Ladd - Botany Bay, a fictional planet in the novel Friday (novel)Friday (novel)Friday is a 1982 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It is the story of a female "artificial person," the titular character, genetically engineered to be stronger, faster, smarter, and generally better than normal humans...
by Robert A. Heinlein - SS Botany Bay, a spaceship in the fictional Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
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- Botany Bay National ParkBotany Bay National ParkBotany Bay National Park is a national park in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia located approximately 16 km south east of the Sydney central business district, on the northern and southern headlands of Botany Bay...
, a national park in Sydney, Australia - Chrysolopus spectabilisChrysolopus spectabilisChrysolopus spectabilis is a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia. It is up to long, with metallic green patterns on a black background. It is a specialist, only known from 28 species of Acacia...
, a species of weevil found in south-eastern Australia, commonly known as the Botany Bay diamond weevil