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Does anyone know whether canberra was built on swampland or not? |
Travel Info Does anyone know whether canberra was built on swampland or not? Travel Tips No - it was NOT built on a swampland. It was grazing country with sheep and cattle. The "swamp" that some people refer to is a small floodplain - part of Molonglo river which has been flooded to make what is now Lake Burley Griffin. The whole of Canberra is bigger than a swamp and is actually quite hilly all around. Source(s): Living in the region for over 30 years Other Travel Tips No, but it was built on an elevated flood plain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/canberra... See the geography section. The river used to flood till they damed it. You are thinking about Washington, which is known as "foggy bottom". As in all other cities the premium residential areas are elevated. Burley Griffin's original plan placed significant buildings either on hilltops or on the sides of hills. He then drew circles around the hills for streets and ran radial roads from hill to hill. That plan was for a much smaller city of perhaps 30,000. The current population is ten times that, most of whom, BTW are not public servants. Since most of the buildings are on hillsides, Canberra is not on swampland. In much of the city the areas that are most likely to flood (along creeks and streams) are parkland and carry major roads, often a few metres above the stream level. I know that Canberra the name itself is an Aboriginal word and meaning. Canberra is built in a valley not swampland. The meaning is "meeting place" - where tribes used to come altogether to meet in the one place which is in the valley. I'd say not. Joshua John Moore took up the first land grant on the Limestone Plains, naming his property 'Canberry' after hearing local Aborigines using the word 'Kamberra' in their conversations. KAMBERRA - this Aboriginal word, spoken by tribes on the Limestone Plains, meant 'a meeting place' either of rivers or of tribes joining together to feast on Bogong Moths in mountains to the south. The nation's capital city was founded in 1913 which makes it a young city even by Australian standards. Canberra's elevated inland location to the east of the rugged Brindabella Ranges, gives it a cooler climate than most of the state capitals. http://www.tomw.net.au/cnbst1.html... http://www.ga.gov.au/education/facts/cap... |
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