Kooragang

Kooragang is the northernmost and largest suburb of the city of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Dominated by Kooragang Island, the eastern part of the suburb is primarily industrial, while the western part of the suburb consists of nature reserves. Covering an area of 35. 4km2, at the, there were no people living in the suburb. GeographyKooragang extends from in the southeast, to the eastern bridge at in the northwest, a distance of 12. 4km. Except for a small portion of land in Hexham, the north and south arms of the Hunter River forms Kooragang's borders. At its greatest, the suburb is approximately 3. 8km from southwest – northeast. Vehicular access to Kooragang is via three bridges. From the Tourle St bridge is the primary access to Kooragang, Stockton and Port Stephens from suburbs. In the east of the suburb, the Stockton Bridge connects Kooragang to Stockton. Access to the western part of the suburb is via the Ash Island bridge at Hexham. Kooragang is generally low and flat, with some build-up in the industrial area in the eastern part of the suburb, on Kooragang Island. HistoryKooragang is dominated by Kooragang Island, which was created by reclaiming land, combining a number of smaller islands in the Hunter River estuary. The original islands were separated by mud flats and various channels and were first explored and surveyed by Europeans in 1801. Larger islands included Ash Island, Upper Moscheto, Moscheto Island, Dempsey Island, and Spit Island.

Kooragang is the northernmost and largest suburb of the city of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Dominated by Kooragang Island, the eastern part of the suburb is primarily industrial, while the western part of the suburb consists of nature reserves. Covering an area of 35. 4km2, at the, there were no people living in the suburb. GeographyKooragang extends from in the southeast, to the eastern bridge at in the northwest, a distance of 12. 4km. Except for a small portion of land in Hexham, the north and south arms of the Hunter River forms Kooragang's borders. At its greatest, the suburb is approximately 3. 8km from southwest – northeast. Vehicular access to Kooragang is via three bridges. From the Tourle St bridge is the primary access to Kooragang, Stockton and Port Stephens from suburbs. In the east of the suburb, the Stockton Bridge connects Kooragang to Stockton. Access to the western part of the suburb is via the Ash Island bridge at Hexham. Kooragang is generally low and flat, with some build-up in the industrial area in the eastern part of the suburb, on Kooragang Island. HistoryKooragang is dominated by Kooragang Island, which was created by reclaiming land, combining a number of smaller islands in the Hunter River estuary. The original islands were separated by mud flats and various channels and were first explored and surveyed by Europeans in 1801. Larger islands included Ash Island, Upper Moscheto, Moscheto Island, Dempsey Island, and Spit Island.