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Wollongong

American  
[wool-uhn-gawng, -gong] / ˈwʊl ənˌgɔŋ, -ˌgɒŋ /

noun

  1. a seaport in E New South Wales, in E Australia.


Wollongong British  
/ ˈwʊləŋˌɡɒŋ /

noun

  1. a city in E Australia, in E New South Wales on the Pacific: an early centre of dairy farming; now a coal-mining and heavy industrial centre. Pop: 228 846 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Dr. Katharina Peters, co-author of the study at the University of Wollongong said.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

“The science tells us that the Great Barrier Reef is in danger - and we should be guided by the science,” Prof Helen McGregor, from the University of Wollongong, told BBC News.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2024

This work was led by Dr Ceri Shipton from UCL and also involved scientists from Griffith University and the University of Wollongong.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

Framed as a five-year emergency plan, it still informs policy today, said Michael R. Griffiths, a professor of English at the University of Wollongong.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

The point of Wollongong was formerly an island and is now only connected by drifted sandhills with the site of the township.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

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