Adaminaby

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Adaminaby is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, known as a gateway to the Snowy Mountains and the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

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Adaminaby canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
climate cool oceanic climate
climateCharacteristic cold winters with frequent frosts
occasional winter snowfall in town
country Australia
distanceFrom 52 km northwest of Cooma
Adaminaby is about 160 km south of Canberra
Adaminaby is about 435 km southwest of Sydney
economicActivity grazing
tourism
trout fishing industry
elevation about 1020 metres above sea level
event part of original town flooded by Lake Eucumbene in the 1950s
feature relocated township due to Snowy Mountains Scheme
formerLocalGovernmentArea Snowy River Shire
heritage association with Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
infrastructure Snowy Mountains Highway
surface form: Snowy Mountains Highway junction

services for travellers to Selwyn and other snowfields
knownFor Big Bogan statue
surface form: Big Trout sculpture

proximity to Snowy Mountains Scheme
snow sports access
trout fishing
localGovernmentArea Snowy Monaro Regional Council
locatedIn Monaro
South East New South Wales
Southern Tablelands
locatedOn Snowy Mountains Highway
nearbyNationalPark Kosciuszko National Park NERFINISHED
nearbyWaterbody Eucumbene River NERFINISHED
Lake Eucumbene
population approximately 300
postcode 2629
region Snowy Mountains
role gateway to the Snowy Mountains
service town for Snowy Mountains Scheme area
state New South Wales
timeZone AEST
timeZoneDst AEDT
tourismActivity access to ski fields
angling on Lake Eucumbene
bushwalking in nearby high country
traditionalOwners Ngarigo people NERFINISHED
utcOffset +10
utcOffsetDst +11

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