British High Commission
British High Commission is a government office in Australian Capital Territory, Australia which is located on Commonwealth Avenue. British High Commission is situated nearby to the government office High Commission of New Zealand, as well as near the pitch Canberra Croquet Club.- Email: australia.enquiries@fcdo.gov.uk
- Type: Government office
- Address: 130 Commonwealth Avenue, 2600
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and Parliament House.
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… National Library of Australia is situated 690 metres northeast of British High Commission.
Parliament House
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parliament House is the meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, the legislative branch of Australia's federal tier of government. The building also houses the core of the executive, containing the Cabinet room and offices of the Prime Minister and other federal ministers. Parliament House is situated 710 metres south of British High Commission.
Magna Carta Place
Park
Photo: Shkuru Afshar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magna Carta Place is located in Canberra, Australia to the north-west of Old Parliament House. Centrally located in the place is a Magna Carta Monument which was provided as a gift to the people of Australia from the British Government to commemorate the centenary of Federation of Australia. Magna Carta Place is situated 240 metres east of British High Commission.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Parliamentary Triangle.
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.
Parliamentary Triangle
Neighborhood
The National Triangle, also known as the Parliamentary Triangle, is the ceremonial precinct of Canberra, containing some of Australia's most significant buildings.
South Canberra
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
If it's your first time in Canberra and you're time limited to only exploring one part of Canberra, it has to be South Canberra. Sometimes referred to as the inner south, South Canberra houses some of Canberra's most important landmarks: Parliament House, and…
British High Commission
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.30122° or 35° 18′ 4″ southLongitude
149.12464° or 149° 7′ 29″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM4XF+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 233951736OpenStreetMap feature
office=diplomatic
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In Other Languages
“British High Commission” goes by many names.
- French: “Haut-commissariat du Royaume-Uni”
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