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Good morning Monday a day for some facts about this country I live in, Australia. This week I have five facts about the Australian Capital Territory or ACT as it is known.
The Australian Capital Territory houses Canberra, Australia’s capital, built between Sydney and Melbourne in the early 20th century. The federal district’s forest, farmland and nature reserves earn Canberra its nickname, the "Bush Capital.” The city's focal point is Lake Burley Griffin, filled with sailboats and kayaks. On opposite shores are the grand Australian War Memorial and the massive, strikingly modern Parliament House.
The ACT has two emblems: the faunal emblem and the floral emblem. The faunal emblem of the ACT is the Gang-Gang Cockatoo. It was adopted on 27 February 1997. Canberra is the only city in the whole of Australia where these grey cockatoos live.
The history of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as a separate administrative division began in 1911, when it was transferred from New South Wales to the Australian federal government. The territory contains Australia's capital city Canberra and various smaller settlements.
The ACT is 2,358 square kilometres, it has a population of 431,215 as of 2020
The Australian constitution mandated establishing such a capital territory. The site was chosen in 1908, construction began in 1911, and parliament moved from the temporary capital, Melbourne, into the first Parliament House in 1927.
Interesting info you left out the floral emblem?
ReplyDeleteI had to google the Gang-Gang Cockatoo. The red heads on the males really stand out. Beautiful birds! :)
ReplyDeleteDiane.......Bugga, had a lot of computer problems while writing the post
ReplyDeleteRita.......They are beautiful birds
First off, I'd like to apologize, I had no idea that I was so behind on post reading. Slap my hand, move on. Always neat to learn more about your nation, as I am woefully undereducated on the subject.
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