Acton West Jetty
Acton West Jetty is a pier in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Acton West Jetty is situated nearby to the government building National Museum of Australia, as well as near Administration Annexe.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia.
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 1 km southeast of Acton West Jetty.
National Gallery of Australia
Arts center
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Gallery of Australia, formerly the Australian National Gallery, is the national art museum of Australia as well as one of the largest art museums in Australia, holding more than 166,000 works of art. National Gallery of Australia is situated 1½ km southeast of Acton West Jetty.
Parliament House
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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 1½ km south of Acton West Jetty.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acton Peninsula and Acton.
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.
Acton
Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's 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…
Civic
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canberra's downtown area, Civic is what is now Walter Burley Griffin's design for a Civic Centre. Established in 1927, this is Canberra's central business district and one of its oldest centres, surrounded by the rest of North Canberra, Acton and Lake Burley Griffin.
Acton West Jetty
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.29212° or 35° 17′ 32″ southLongitude
149.12185° or 149° 7′ 19″ eastOpen location code
4RPFP45C+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 375330354OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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