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ACT Beaches

Beaches of the Australian Capital Territory

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  • 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.
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  • 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 Google Map

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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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