Forde
Forde is a northern suburb of the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. It is named in honour of Frank Forde, who served as Prime Minister of Australia for a week in 1945 following the untimely death of John Curtin.- Suburb with 4,230 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 644 metres (2,113 feet)
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as“Forde, Australian Capital Territory”“Forde, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Manning Clark North light rail station and Gungahlin Place.
Manning Clark North light rail station
Railway station
The Canberra light rail line serves the city of Canberra, Australia.
Gungahlin Place
Railway station
Gungahlin Place is a transport interchange in Gungahlin Town Centre.
Palmer Trigonometrical Station
Historic site
Palmer Trigonometrical Station is a historic site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gungahlin and Taylor.
Taylor
Suburb
Chrisfromcanberra, Public domain.
Forde
- Category: locality
- Location
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Latitude
-35.16822° or 35° 10′ 6″ south
Longitude
149.14607° or 149° 8′ 46″ east
Open location code
4RPFR4JW+PC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Forde” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “福德 (澳大利亚首都特区)”
- Chinese: “福德”
- French: “Forde”
- Hungarian: “Forde”
- Irish: “Forde”
- Persian: “فورد، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا”
- Persian: “فورد”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Forde Hill Playground and Burgmann Anglican School Forde Oval.
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