Turner

Turner is a suburb in the Australian city of , close to Canberra City and the Australian National University. Turner is named after Sir George Turner, a Federalist, legislator and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution.
  • Type: Suburb with 4,000 residents
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as: Turner, Australian Capital Territory” and “Turner, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include ANU School of Music and Canberra Centre.

College
The is a school in the Research School of Humanities and the Arts, which forms part of the College of Arts and Social Sciences of the Australian National University.

Shopping center
The , also known by the longer name Canberra Shopping Centre, is a large shopping centre located in the northern section of the , , Australia, being the second largest centre in the Australian Capital Territory, behind .

Theater building
, also known as the Canberra Theatre, is the ’s central performing arts venue and Australia's first performing arts centre, the first Australian Government initiated performing arts centre to be completed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Canberra and Civic.

Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise , a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Central.

Canberra's downtown area, is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of , and Lake Burley Griffin.

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.
is a small affluent suburb west of and is 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…

Turner

Latitude
-35.26887° or 35° 16′ 8″ south
Longitude
149.12458° or 149° 7′ 29″ east
Population
4,000
Elevation
576 metres (1,890 feet)
Open location code
4RPFP4JF+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 895719294
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8348040
Wiki­data ID
Q4455973
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Turner” goes by many names.
  • French: Turner
  • Irish: Turner
  • Persian: ترنر، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیا
  • Russian: Тернер (Канберра)
  • Russian: Тернер
  • Urdu: ٹرنر، آسٹریلوی دارالحکومت علاقہ

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Haig Park Nature Playground and Turner Tennis Club.

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