2007-09-19 00:04:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Australia ➔ Other - Australia
NO Canberra is in the ACT even though it's surrounded by NSW it does stand alone it was also designed for a capital as I believe Melb & Sydney were originally the options It was also designed as a satelitte city and has it's own shipping port which is on the NSW coast Jervis Bay
2007-09-19 01:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory. The place was set up as a capital because of rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne. The agreement that came with federation was that the permanent capital must be at least 100 miles from either Sydney or Melbourne. Since Victoria is relatively small as Australian states go, suitable sites were not found there and the ACT ended up being within New South Wales.
2007-09-19 08:39:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in New South Wales and I could literally throw a stone from my house into the ACT.
Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory which covers Canberra and a significant area of very beautiful National Park to the South and West (mainly). Queanbeyan is a smaller city (30,000 people) in NSW - right next to the ACT that serves as an industrial and commercial link between NSW and the ACT.
2007-09-19 08:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by Quandary 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
iansand9876 said it all. Exactly what I woudl have said.
I live in New South Wales and our capital is Sydney. We SURROUND The ACT - and Canberra is the city WITHIN the ACT (Australian Capital Territory)
2007-09-19 07:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Canberra is in the Australian Capital Territory. The ACT is surrounded by NSW. So it depends what you mean by "in".
2007-09-19 07:14:01 · answer #5 · answered by iansand 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋