Duntroon
Duntroon is a locality in the city of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Royal Military College and Australian Defence Force Academy.
Royal Military College
Military installation
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Royal Military College, Duntroon, also known simply as Duntroon, is the Australian Army's officer training establishment. It was founded at Duntroon in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, in 1911, and is situated at the foot of Mount Pleasant near Lake Burley Griffin, close to the Department of Defence headquarters at Russell Hill.
Australian Defence Force Academy
University
The Australian Defence Force Academy is a tri-service military academy that provides military and academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force as well as international trainee officers from a variety of countries.
Mount Pleasant
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Pleasant is a hill with an elevation of 663 metres AHD that is located in the north–eastern suburbs of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Russell Offices and Parliamentary Triangle.
Russell Offices
Neighborhood
Photo: Nick Dowling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Russell Offices, also referred to as Russell or RO, is a complex of office buildings located in Russell, a suburb of Canberra, constituting the seat of the Australian Department of Defence and part of the administrative headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings. Parliamentary Triangle is situated 2½ km west of Duntroon.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
Duntroon
- Categories: suburb and locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29769° or 35° 17′ 52″ southLongitude
149.16646° or 149° 9′ 59″ eastElevation
574 metres (1,883 feet)Open location code
4RPFP528+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 94222769OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
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