Acton

Acton 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…
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  • Suburb with about 2,090 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 570 metres (1,860 feet)
  • Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
  • Also known as
    “Acton, ACT”
    “Acton, Australia”
    “Acton, Australian Capital Territory”
    “Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
    “Acton, Canberra”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Discover National Botanic Gardens and Springbank Island.
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Garden
The Australian …
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Islet
is an island located…
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School
The is a scientific academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic and Acton Peninsula.
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Canberra's downtown area, is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Centre.
Locality
The is located on the northern shore…
Locality
, located…

Acton

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Latitude
-35.28523° or 35° 17′ 7″ south
Longitude
149.11297° or 149° 6′ 47″ east
Open location code
4RPFP477+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3638796795
Open­Street­Map feature
place = suburb
Geo­Names ID
9973368
Wiki­data ID
Q482055

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Western Armenian—“Acton” goes by many names.
ЭктанBelarusian
অ্যাকটনBengali
ActonCebuano
亞克頓Chinese
坎培拉Chinese
新南威尔士州Chinese
新南威爾士州Chinese
阿克頓Chinese
阿克顿Chinese
ActonDutch
ActonFrench
ActonGalician
ActonHungarian
ActonIrish
アクトンJapanese
액턴Korean
액튼Korean
اکتونPersian
اکتون، قلمرو پایتختی استرالیاPersian
АктонRussian
Эктон (Канберра)Russian
ActonSerbian
АктонSerbian
ActonSlovenian
ActonSpanish
Acton (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)Spanish
ActonSwahili
ActonSwedish
Acton, CanberraSwedish
ЕктонUkrainian
Ектон (Канберра)Ukrainian
ایکٹن، آسٹریلوی دارالحکومت علاقہUrdu
ActonWelsh
ԱքթոնWestern Armenian

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yukeembruk Village and West Lake.
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Canberra: Highlights

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