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<sod>Located {{convert|80|km}} south of [[Sydney central business district]], the City of Wollongong covers {{convert|714|km2}} and occupies a narrow coastal strip bordered by the [[Royal National Park]] to the north, [[Lake Illawarra]] to the south, the Tasman Sea to the east and the [[Illawarra escarpment]] to the west.<eod>