Located in southeastern Australia, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the east, Queensland to the north and Victoria to the south, New South Wales is the earliest British colony in Australia and the most populous, industrialized and urbanized state in Australia.
Geographically, it can be divided into coastal lowlands, great watersheds and western plains. Rich in mineral resources, forest resources and tourism resources, it has one of the world's largest natural harbors, Sydney Harbour. Agriculture and animal husbandry are developed, and agricultural and livestock products occupy an important position in Australia. There are many industrial sectors, the steel industry is the most prominent, and the machinery manufacturing industry and textile industry are very developed. Major cities are Sydney and Newcastle
Located at 34 degrees south latitude and 151 degrees east longitude, new South Wales is located in southeast Australia, the South Pacific coast, with an area of 801,600 square kilometers, accounting for 10.4% of Australia's total land area, east of the Pacific Ocean, a coastline of 244 kilometers, there are three major ports of Sydney Harbour (including Botany Bay Port), Newcastle Port and Cambra Port. There is a great watershed along the coast. East of the Great Dividing Range, known as the East, is narrow but rich in land.
The eastern coastal area is divided into the north coast, the middle coast and the south coast. The state's three largest major cities are on the eastern coast, between the Central Coast and the South Coast, Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. West of the Eastern Region
It is the Great Dividing Range mountainous area, including the World Natural Heritage Blue Mountains, the Southern Plateau and Australia's only snow-covered mountain range. To the west of the mountains are the hot and dry central plains and the western deserts and semi-deserts.
Australia's largest river system, the Murray and Darling rivers, flows through the western and southern parts of the state. The longest river in the state is the Maridaling River, with a total length of 4685 km; the highest mountain range is Kske Mountain, 2228 meters above sea level; and the largest waterfall is Volumaby Falls, with a drop of 220 meters.
NSW is rich in mineral deposits, mainly high-quality bituminous coal in the Hunt Valley, Sydney Basin, Blue Mountains and other places, lead, zinc and silver mines in the Baril Mountains, as well as copper mines in Coba and rutile mines on coastal beaches, etc., which have been mined in large quantities, and the main mineral products are not only diverse, but also rich in production. Black coal mined in large coal mines under the Hunter Valley in the Great Blue Mountains and the Illawarra region accounts for two-thirds of Australia's black coal production. The area centred around Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and Port Cambra is known as the industrial heart of Australia.
The state's agriculture and animal husbandry are developed, agriculture mainly includes wheat, oats, rice, cotton, bananas, melons, nectarines, citrus, peaches, plums, plums, pears, grapes, etc., of which wheat accounts for 1/2 of Australia's total national output, and also has more than 1/3 of the number of sheep heads raised in Australia.
The state has many industrial sectors, with the steel industry being the most prominent. Steel production accounts for about 85% of Australia's total national production, with Newcastle and The Port of Cambra at the centre. Machinery, metal products, electrical appliances, clothing, textiles, chemicals, papermaking, food and other industries are also developed, most of which are concentrated in the coastal urban agglomerations around Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong. Brockenhill, located in the western part of the state, is an important mining city, and the main industrial and commercial cities are Albury, Wagga Wagga, Orange, Tamworth and so on.
The state flag of New South Wales was designed in 1876; the state emblem was designed in 1906 and approved by King Edward VII of the United Kingdom in the same year, and it reads "ORTA RECENS QUAM PURA NITES" in Latin, Chinese to the effect that the newly raised sun is bright; Tropi is the state flower of the state, its name derives from the Aboriginal language; the state bird is the laughing duck, which is one of the Australian kingfishers; the state beast is the platypus, and the platypus is native to Australia only. Sky blue is a favorite color for New South Wales.
NSW has a temperate climate, mild climate, not particularly cold or particularly hot, with four distinct seasons, windy and sunny, with 240 days of sunshine per year, with an average of about 6 or 7 hours of sunshine per day. Temperatures are above 10 degrees in winter and sometimes 30 degrees in summer. Summer is from December to February, with an average maximum temperature of 25 degrees, which is the best time for a holiday in Sydney. Winter is from June to August, with an average maximum low temperature of 6 degrees.