''Camberra is south of sydney'' to replace ''Camberra lies to south of Sydney''?
G guilhermehm Junior Member Joined Nov 21, 2014 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Portuguese Home Country Brazil Current Location Brazil Dec 19, 2014 #1 ''Camberra is south of sydney'' to replace ''Camberra lies to south of Sydney''?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Dec 19, 2014 #2 You may say 'Canberra is south of Sydney' or 'Canberra lies to the south of Sydney'.
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Dec 20, 2014 #3 Canberra is actually south-west of Sydney, much further inland than Sydney. not a teacher
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 20, 2014 #4 Canberra is indeed southwest of Sydney. But because the southeast coast of Australia trails southwest, Canberra is not very far inland.
Canberra is indeed southwest of Sydney. But because the southeast coast of Australia trails southwest, Canberra is not very far inland.
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Dec 21, 2014 #5 It is actually 150 km from the coast.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Dec 21, 2014 #6 tedmc said: It is actually 150 km from the coast. Click to expand... It's 145km via King's Highway to Bateman's Bay - the quickest route. Closer to 110km as the crow flies.
tedmc said: It is actually 150 km from the coast. Click to expand... It's 145km via King's Highway to Bateman's Bay - the quickest route. Closer to 110km as the crow flies.