Canberra Accommodation

Canberra Accommodation

It might be an idea of yours to get some place to stay in the capital city of the Aussie people. (AKA Australia).

Canberra covers an area of 805.6 square kilometres and is located near the Brindabella Ranges (Brendy Bear Ranges), approximately 150 kilometres inland from Australia's east coast. It is located at altitudes that range from 550 metres to 700 metres AHD. The highest point is Mount Majura at 888 metres. Other large hills include Mt Taylor, Mt Ainslie, Mt Mugga Mugga and Black Mountain. The surrounding bushland and the original bushland that Canberra was built in is a mixture of eucalyptus savanna, open grassland, scrubland, swamp and dry eucalyptus forests.

The Molonglo River flows through Canberra and has been dammed to form the body of water in the centre of the city called Lake Burley Griffin. The Molonglo then flows into the Murrumbidgee north west of Canberra, which in turn flows north west toward the New South Wales town of Yass. The Queanbeyan River joins the Molonglo River at Oaks Estate just within the ACT. A number of creeks, including Jerrabomberra and Yarralumla Creeks, flow into the Molonglo and Murrumbidgee. Two of these creeks, the Ginninderra and Tuggeranong, have similarly been dammed to form Lakes Ginninderra and Tuggeranong. Until recently the Molonglo had a history of sometimes lethal floods; the area was a flood plain prior to the filling of Lake Burley Griffin.

Most suburbs have their own local shops, and are located close to a larger shopping centre serving a group of suburbs. Community facilities and schools are often also located near local shops or group shopping centres. Many of Canberra's suburbs are named after former Prime Ministers, famous Australians, early settlers, or use Aboriginal words for their title. Street names typically follow a particular theme; for example, the streets of Duffy are named after Australian dams and weirs, and the streets of Page are named after biologists and naturalists. Most diplomatic missions are located in the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin and O'Malley. There are three light industrial areas: the suburbs of Fyshwick, Mitchell and Hume.

Districts of Canberra
Belconnen, Canberra Central, Gungahlin, North Canberra, South Canberra, Tuggeranong, Weston Creek, Woden Valley

The two main tertiary institutions are the Australian National University (ANU) in Acton and the University of Canberra (UC).

Parks in Canberra

Australian National Botanic Gardens, Black Mountain (Australian Capital Territory), Canberra Nature Park, City Hill, Canberra, Commonwealth Park, Commonwealth Place, Canberra, Constitution Place, Canberra, Corroboree Park, Glebe Park, Canberra, Kings Park, Canberra, Lennox Gardens, Canberra, Magna Carta Place, Mount Ainslie (Australian Capital Territory), Mount Taylor (Australian Capital Territory), National Rose Garden, Canberra, Reconciliation Place, Telopea Park, Canberra, Tuggeranong Hill, Weston Park, Canberra, Yarramundi Reach, Canberra.

The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory. It is an inland enclave in New South Wales, situated in bushland.

The ACT is bounded by the Goulburn - Cooma railway line in the east, the watershed of Naas Creek in the south, the watershed of the Cotter River in the west, and the watershed of the Molonglo River in the north - east.

Apart from the city of Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory also contains agricultural land (sheep, dairy cattle, vineyards and small amounts of crops) and a large area of national park (Namadgi National Park), much of it mountainous and forested. Small townships and communities located within the ACT include Williamsdale, Naas, Uriarra, Tharwa and Hall.

Tidbinbilla is a locality to the south-west of Canberra that features the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex, operated by the United States’ National Aeronautics and Space Administration as part of its Deep Space Network.

There are a large range of mountains, rivers and creeks in the Namadgi National Park. These include the Naas and Murrumbidgee Rivers.

In 1915 the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915 created the Jervis Bay Territory as an annexe to the Australian Capital Territory. In 1988, when the ACT gained self-government, Jervis Bay became a separate territory administered by the Minister for Territories.

This can be a marvelous place to have a place to inhabit. You may want to buy, sell, hire, rent, purchase, loan, own invest in or develop property in the area. You may want cottages, a cabin, a house, a mansion, a condo, an apartment, a flat, a home in the city.

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