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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)

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“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

His fiancée Keone, 30, and their two children Brixon, two, and Meka, who turns one in March, remain in Wollongong, New South Wales.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Macquarie University, Southern Cross University, Wollongong University and the University of Queensland used multiple techniques to date samples.

From Science Daily • Jan. 10, 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