Springbank Island
Springbank Island is an island located on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Springbank Island is named after a former agricultural property that was partially submerged to create Lake Burley Griffin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Spinnaker Island.
National Library of Australia
Library
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Australia, formerly the Commonwealth National Library and Commonwealth Parliament Library, is the largest reference library in Australia, responsible under the terms of the National Library Act 1960 for "maintaining and developing…
Spinnaker Island
Islet
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Spinnaker Island, within Lake Burley Griffin, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. In total there are six islands in the lake, but only three are named.
Embassy of Ireland
Government office
Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Embassy of Ireland is a government office.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.
Acton Peninsula
Locality
The Acton Peninsula is located on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was created when the lake was artificially built by damming the Molonglo River and excavating around it to create the desired shape.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…
Black Mountain Peninsula
Locality
Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics.
Springbank Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia
- Categories: island, park, recreation area, locality, and landform
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.2902° or 35° 17′ 25″ southLongitude
149.11101° or 149° 6′ 40″ eastElevation
558 metres (1,831 feet)Open location code
4RPFP456+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 172277630OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8178575Wikidata ID
Q7580797
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Satellite Map
Discover Springbank Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Springbank Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Springbank Island”
- Chinese: “斯普林班克島”
- Dutch: “Springbank Island”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Springbank”
- Swedish: “Springbank Island”
- Turkish: “Springbank Adası”
- Turkish: “Springbank Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as West Lake and Blue Gum Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Canberra House Tennis Court and Black Mountain Peninsula District Park.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Springbank Island”. Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.