Acton Peninsula

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Acton Peninsula is a prominent landform in Canberra, Australia, known as the site of the National Museum of Australia on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
peninsula
adjacentTo Lake Burley Griffin
surface form: Central Basin of Lake Burley Griffin

Lake Burley Griffin
surface form: West Basin of Lake Burley Griffin
country Australia
governedBy Government of the Australian Capital Territory
surface form: Australian Capital Territory Government
hasAccessVia Commonwealth Avenue NERFINISHED
Parkes Way NERFINISHED
hasCoordinateRegion Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby)
surface form: Inner Canberra
hasFunction museum precinct
national cultural precinct
hasHeritageStatus heritage significance in Canberra
hasLandmark Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Canberra Hospital heritage precinct
National Museum of Australia
hasNearbyFeature Acton Park
Commonwealth Park NERFINISHED
West Lake foreshore
hasRecreationalFeature public art installations
walking paths
waterfront lawns
hasShoreType artificially modified shoreline
hasViewOf Black Mountain
City Hill
Parliament House, Canberra
isLocatedNorthOf Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra
surface form: Parliamentary Triangle across Lake Burley Griffin
isLocatedSouthOf Australian National University
surface form: Australian National University main campus
isLocatedWestOf Canberra
surface form: Canberra city centre
isProminentIn Canberra urban landscape
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
locatedOnWaterbody Lake Burley Griffin
near Australian National University NERFINISHED
Parliamentary Triangle, Canberra
surface form: City (Civic), Canberra

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge NERFINISHED
Parkes
partOf Acton
Griffin Plan lakeshore landscape
usedFor cultural purposes
recreation
tourism
wasFormerSiteOf Royal Canberra Hospital
early Canberra medical facilities
withinCapitalCity Canberra

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National Museum of Australia locatedOn Acton Peninsula
National Historical Collection location Acton Peninsula