Canberra

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Canberra is the planned capital city of Australia, known for its national government institutions, cultural landmarks, and garden-city design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city in Australia
planned city
capitalOf Australia
climate oceanic climate
contains Australian National Botanic Gardens
Australian National University
Australian War Memorial
Black Mountain
Commonwealth Park
Lake Burley Griffin
Mount Ainslie
National Gallery of Australia
National Library of Australia
National Museum of Australia
National Portrait Gallery of Australia
Old Parliament House, Canberra
surface form: Old Parliament House

Parliament House, Canberra
surface form: Parliament House

Telstra Tower
coordinates 35.2809° S 149.1300° E
country Australia
demonym Canberra self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canberran
designCompetitionWonBy Walter Burley Griffin
designedBy Marion Mahony Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin
founded 1913
governmentType seat of federal government of Australia
hasAirport Canberra Airport
hostsInstitution Rideau Hall
surface form: Governor-General’s residence

High Court of Australia
Parliament of Australia
Prime Minister’s official offices
knownFor garden-city design
national cultural institutions
political and administrative functions
radial urban plan
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

southeastern Australia
locatedOn Molonglo River
majorIndustry defence
education and research
public administration
tourism
namedAfter Ngunnawal word believed to mean “meeting place”
officialLanguage English
partOf Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
population over 400000
populationRankInAustralia eighth-largest city
timeZone Australian Eastern Standard Time
surface form: AEST
timeZoneDST Australian Eastern Daylight Time
surface form: AEDT
traditionalOwners Ngunnawal people

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ACT Brumbies trainingBase Canberra
Nick Mitzevich workLocation Canberra
RMC locatedIn Canberra
subject surface form: Royal Military College, Duntroon
Duntroon estate locatedIn Canberra
Peter Cosgrove residence Canberra
Australian National Botanic Gardens near Canberra
this entity surface form: Canberra city centre
Telstra Tower locatedIn Canberra
Telstra Tower providesViewOf Canberra
Telstra Tower isLandmarkOf Canberra
Goulburn hasRailConnectionTo Canberra
Yass distanceFrom Canberra
Yass nearbyCity Canberra
Canberra Airport serves Canberra
Canberra Airport cityServed Canberra
Canberra Airport locatedIn Canberra
Duntroon, Canberra city Canberra
Duntroon, Canberra partOf Canberra
Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra namedAfter Canberra
subject surface form: HMAS Canberra
this entity surface form: City of Canberra
Mount Tennent hasViewOf Canberra
Bimberi Peak nearestCity Canberra
Commandant ADFA jurisdiction Canberra
ASIC hasOfficeIn Canberra
Orroral Valley nearestCity Canberra
Acton Peninsula locatedIn Canberra
Acton Peninsula isLocatedWestOf Canberra
this entity surface form: Canberra city centre
SS Canberra namedAfter Canberra
Mia Wasikowska placeOfBirth Canberra
southeastern Australia includesCity Canberra
subject surface form: Southeastern Australia
southeastern Australia hasMajorCity Canberra
subject surface form: Southeastern Australia
Anita Chan workLocation Canberra
Commonwealth Park locatedIn Canberra