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Botany Bay lies just a few miles south of Sydney’s central business district: this is the place where the British, under the command of Captain James Cook, first set foot on shore in 1770. Today the bay is part of Botany Bay National Park, filled with beautiful landscapes, nature walks and fascinating museums.
Initially, the English named the bay Sting Ray Harbour because of the large numbers of stingrays that were found there. However, within a few days more than 3,000 new species of plants had been discovered and Sting Ray Harbour was renamed Botany Bay.