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Australian Capital Territory and Canberra

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is a self-governing internal territory in New South Wales, Australia. Its capital is Canberra where the Parliament House, the High Court, and several government agencies are located.

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Is Canberra humid?

No: on the contrary, Canberra is a very dry place for most of the year. There may be a couple of weeks in summer when a weather system brings in a brief period of humidity and summer storms, but generally it is not considered humid.

How many people visit Questacon in Canberra on average each day?

12,0000000 people

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What is unusual about the lake that Canberra surrounds?

Lake Burley Griffin, around which Canberra is planned, is actually a man-made lake, created by damming the Molonglo River.

Two word answer for a small Australian marsupial?

  • Gilbert's potoroo
  • rat-kangaroo
  • pygmy possum
  • pygmy planigale
  • lesser bilby
  • greater bilby
  • mouse bandicoot
  • sugar glider
  • feathertail glider

Is Canberra the capital of Australia?

Yes. Canberra has always been the capital of Australia. Although the city was only used as a capital from 1927, there was no other capital of Australia before then.

There is a misconception that Melbourne was once the capital of Australia because it housed the Federal parliament for 27 years. The only reason for this was that Melbourne was the only Australian city with a building large enough to hold the Parliament. Melbourne was never the capital of Australia.

What does the aboriginal word canberry mean?

There are two suggestions as to what the word 'canberry', after which Australia's capital of Canberra was named, means.

The first is that it means "meeting place". The first settler in the Canberra region - then known as Limestone Plains - was Joshua John Moore who took up land in the area in 1824, naming it Canberry. He took this name after hearing the local indigenous people use the word Kamberra when they conversed, referring to the site as a "meeting place".

However, more recent evidence suggests it may actually be a corruption of the indigenous word "ngambri", taken from the aboriginal people of the same name, who referred to the Ngambri area as their country. There have been suggestions that this word possibly means "a woman's cleavage".

How is the snack-nut market divided up?

In the early 2000s, salted or dried peanuts accounted for about half of the snack-nut market. The rest of the snack-nut market was split among mixed nuts, cashews, walnuts, almonds, pistachios, and macadamia nuts.

Should software be capitalized?

The word "software" is not a proper noun, and hence should not be capitalized unless it starts a sentence. The names of specific pieces of software, such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop, however, should be capitalized.

Where in Australia is Norwood?

The city of Norwood is in South Australia, just 5 minutes east of the state's capital, Adelaide.

Where can you find accomodation in Canberra?

There are many places one might go to find accommodations in Canberra. In addition to an official hotel website, one might also try using the Travelocity website.

Why is Venice such a popular tourist destination today?

Venice has many different places of interest such as the Pallazo Du Cale, La Basilica. Also carnival was very famous in Venice on Renaissance times, so there is lots of culture and it is a unique place, a city that is surrounded by water and which the main type of transport is boat and walking.

How many mainland territories in Australia?

There are two mainland territories in Australia. They are the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.

In addition, Australia has seven offshore territories.

Where could one purchase a subscription to the Canberra Times?

A subscription to the Australian local newspaper Canberra Times can be purchased by contacting their "Home Delivery" department by phone at 02 6280 2222.

When do you capitalize the word math?

If you are talking about it as a field of study you would capitalize it, but if you say I study math in general then not capitalized

Train travel cost canberra to Adelaide?

There is no direct line from Canberra to Adelaide, you will have to go via Melbourne or Sydney, and which one you choose will change the cost. Try using http://www.railmaps.com.au/stationfinder.php to get an idea of what your options are.

Why are so many buildings in canberra similar?

Because Canberra is a new city, it hasn't seen a lot of architectural movements yet. With most of the city's developments happening in the 60's, brutalist and constructivist buildings (which most people now see as bland or hideous) were popular. Now however modernist and post modernist buildings are being built everywhere during Canberra's latest boom.