Spinnaker Island
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.Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Springbank Island and National Botanic Gardens.
Springbank Island
Islet
Photo: Percita Dittmar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
National Botanic Gardens
Garden
The Australian National Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanical garden located in Acton, Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
Weston Park
Park
Photo: Cfitzart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Weston Park is a park located on a peninsula on the western side of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia. In 1963 the park was named after Charles Weston, who had founded the nearby Yarralumla Nursery in 1914.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canberra and Black Mountain Peninsula.
Canberra
Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.
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.
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.
Spinnaker 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
-35.29428° or 35° 17′ 39″ southLongitude
149.10582° or 149° 6′ 21″ eastElevation
554 metres (1,818 feet)Open location code
4RPFP444+78OpenStreetMap ID
way 172277629OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
8178577Wikidata ID
Q7577589
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Spinnaker Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spinnaker Island”
- Chinese: “大三角帆島 (澳大利亞)”
- Chinese: “大三角帆島”
- Dutch: “Spinnaker Island”
- Swedish: “Spinnaker Island”
- Turkish: “Spinnaker Adası”
- Turkish: “Spinnaker Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Yarralumla Bay District Park and Black Mountain Peninsula District Park.
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