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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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What is famous in Australian Capital Territory?
Canberra, Australia's national capital, is the most famous place in the Australian Capital Territory.
Does lighting liquor on fire make it stronger?
If anything it would make it weaker when igniting, the fire will burn off a portion of the alcohol contained in the liquor.
Least to greatest:
Hobart
Canberra
Adelaide
Perth
Brisbane
Where are most Australia cities located and why do you think that is the case?
Most cities are located on or very near the coast (especially the east coast). This is because much of the rest of the continent is essentially semi-arid land.
Which Australian capital city is most likely to get hit by a tsunami?
Sydney is most likely to get hit by a tsunami, because it is the only capital city in Australia which is in a high tsunami risk zone. But don't be worried, Australia is relatively sheltered from earthquakes and tsunamis, so the chance of getting hit by a tsunami is still quite low.
Who discovered the Australian Capital Territory and when?
The Australian Capital territory itself was not discovered; rather, the land which now comprises the ACT was discovered.
The local Aboriginal nation, comprising the Ngambri and the Ngunnawal people, had been living in the Canberra region long before Europeans first found it.
Following European settlement of the continent, where the Australian Capital Territory is now located became rich farming land known as Limestone Plains. Little-known Australian explorer Joseph Wild, an ex-convict, together with James Vaughan and Charles Throsby, first explored the area in 1815.
Anzac Parade, the main ceremonial avenue for Canberra, Australia's national capital, is 2.5 km long.
What is the faunal emblem of Canberra?
NSW has three faunal emblems:
The mammal is the platypus, the bird or avianemblem is the kookaburra, and the fish, or marineemblem is the blue groper.
Where is the AIS in Canberra located?
in Bruce about ten minutes from civic the city center you drive along barry drive leaving the city turn right at haydon drive and then your at the ais.
Which hemisphere is Canberra in?
Being the capital city of Australia, Canberra is in the Southern hemisphere.
What is the country code for Canberra Australia?
The ISO for Canberra is either CBR or AU-CBR
The telephone country code for Australia is +61; the area code for Canberra is +61 2, followed by an 8-digit number. (All numbers in Canberra begin with +61 2 61 or +61 2 62, but that may change in the future.)
Do people get to go up the Telstra Tower in Canberra?
Yes. It is now called "Black Mountain Tower". See web link.
Where in Australia is Canberra?
Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory and is the capital city of Australia. The Australian Capital territory is completely surrounded by the state of New South Wales.
The city lies 248km from Sydney and 483km from Melbourne, and about 150km inland from the coast. It is bordered by the Brindabella Ranges to the west, while the closest city is Queanbeyan, 10km to the southeast.
Canberra's coordinates are is: Latitude(35D' 30M 0S) and Longitude(149D' 0M 0S).
What are some facts about Canberra?
- Canberra is Australia's capital city, and was built purely for the purpose of it becoming the national capital of Australia
- Land for the Australian Capital Territory (originally Federal Territory of Australia) was purchased from New South Wales for the purpose
- It became Australia's capital city as Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, had been rivals since before the goldrush days. After Federation in 1901, it was therefore decided that the nation's capital should be situated between the two cities: the location selected was 248km from Sydney and 483km from Melbourne.
- The first survey peg marking the beginning of the development of the city of Canberra was driven in on 20 February 1913, but the city did not yet have a name
- On 12 March 1913, Canberra was formally named at the laying of a foundation stone on Capital Hill. It was at this ceremony that Lady Denman, wife of the Governor-General, then announced the name of the city as Canberra, believed to be a derivation of an Aboriginal word for 'meeting place'.
- Prior to the founding of Canberra, the area was a farming region known as Limestone Plains. Among the early settlers of the area was Australian-born explorer Hamilton Hume and his father.
- "Floriade", Australia's largest flower festival, is hosted in Canberra every Spring, usually running for a month over September-October.
- Canberra was designed by American architect Walter Burley Griffin. Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake created by damming the Molonglo River.
- In Lake Burley Griffin is Aspen Island, upon which sits the National Carillon, a gift from the British Government in 1970, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Australia's national capital. The Carillon has 55 bells, spanning four and a half octaves, and each weighing between seven kilograms and six tonnes.
- Canberra and the area around it is home to Mount Stromlo, Tidbinbilla and the Siding Springs observatories.
- There is also the Cockington Green gardens, a collection of complete miniature buildings making up an entire miniature English village.
- Australia's old Parliament House, which was officially opened on 9 May 1927, was only ever intended to be a temporary residence for Parliament to sit. However, it served Australian Parliament for the next sixty years.
- Canberra's first two sets of traffic lights were brought into operation on 23 October 1965, some thirty years after Sydney received its first traffic lights, in 1933.
- At 2.45pm on 18 January 2003, devastating bushfires reached the outskirts of Canberra and began encroaching upon the city. Over the next ten hours, four people died and more than 500 homes were destroyed - including the Mt Stromlo observatory, which has since been rebuilt.
- Canberra is Australia's largest inland city, with an estimated population of 358,222 as of the end of March 2011.
How many people have ever lived?
Including the 7 plus billion people on earth today there were approximately 15 billion people that were born. That is tallied up since the creation of Adam and Eve. The bible shows that man has been on earth for a little over 6,000 years. 6,000 years were up in 1975 C.E. The dates was compiled using God's holy word the Bible.
106.5 Billion people have lived on the earth ever. According to "Who wants to be a Millionaire"
What is the capital of Australia and its official language?
The capital of Australia is Canberra.
Australia does not have an official language, but the default language is English. This is spoken by about 78% of the population.
The site for the city of Canberra was selected as a compromise. Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, had been rivals since before the goldrush days. After Federation in 1901, it was therefore decided that the nation's capital should be situated between the two cities.
Several locations were chosen, and the new parliament voted on each. The sites all had to have aesthetic appeal, yet be sheltered by mountains. At first, the Dalgety site was voted as the favourite choice, but when the government changed, the vote was done again, and the Canberra site was chosen.
Section 125 of the Constitution of Australia provided that:
"The seat of Government of the Commonwealth shall be determined by the Parliament, and shall be within territory which shall have been granted to or acquired by the Commonwealth, and shall be vested in and belong to the Commonwealth, and shall be in the State of New South Wales, and be distant not less than one hundred miles from Sydney."
