Aussie Beaches - everyone should visit at least one in their lifetime!
ACT Beaches
Beaches of the Australian Capital Territory
- Australian Beaches -
- ACT Beaches highlights the beaches in the Jervis Bay region of NSW, of which the Australian Capital Territory has governmental control over.
- As Canberra is an inland Territory and specifically
created to represent Australia to the world, it has no natural forming
beaches, and will be defined as
ACT Beaches
.
- However, to offset this, when designed there was an inclusion for a man-made lake, which was duly completed and called
Lake Burley Griffin
, and this Lake surrounds the City of Canberra.
- The total size of The Australian Capital Territory is
only 0.03% of Australia, it has no coastline with a border of 306kms in
length.
- Canberra, the Capital of Australian Capital Territory is home to both Australian History and Australian Parliament.
- Directions are to be used as a guide only, and represent
the distance between two points, with the focal point being Canberra
GPO - (General Post Office) - 53 - 73 Alinga Street CANBERRA ACT 2600
- Directions have been provided by using the below Compass.
- Directions are to be used as a guide only, and
represent the distance between two points, with the focal point being
Canberra GPO - (General Post Office) - 53 - 73 Alinga Street CANBERRA ACT 2600
- Directions have been provided by using the below Compass.
- All distances are shown in kilometres as this is what is used in Australia - 1km = 0.6214 miles
- Distances
should not be used to assume driving times as these distances do not
take into account access roads nor current speed limits, but are purely
to show a straight line between the two locations as an assistance to
planning your next visit.
- Australian
Capital Territory Beaches also provides an additional location for each
beach, of which even though may not be the closet location, it is
always a location that is shown on a
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- The Australian Capital Territory is a man-made region,
representing Australia's Federal Government as well as being the
Capital of Australia - it is surrounded by New South Wales, with no
coastline, and was decreed the region of Jervis Bay to enable sea access
for the Federal Capital, which in turn has given the below listed
ACT Beaches
.
ACT BEACHES - AUSTRALIAN BEACHES
- Bhewerre Beach
138kms east of Canberra within the Jervis Bay Nature Reserve and 4kms east north east is Lake McKenzie
- Bindijine Beach
153kms east of Canberra on Jervis By and 5kms south east is Beecroft Peninsula
- Cave Beach
141kms east of Canberra within the Jervis Bay Nature Reserve and 3kms north is Lake Windermere
- Lake Burley Griffin
2kms south west of Canberra and within 1km is the National Museum of Australia
- Murrays Beach
105kms east of Canberra and 2kms north is Bowen Island
- Steamers Beach
145kms east of Canberra and 6kms west north west is Lake McKenzie
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