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| | GAA Feature: Victoria trip, part I: Canberra |
 | | Like Washington, D.C., in the US, Canberra is located wholly within a special territory (not a state) that was created expressly so that the capital's location would not give any one of Australia's six states an advantage over the others. |
 | | The boulevard divided by red gravel leading up to the War Memorial is ANZAC Parade, so named for the ANZACs: Australia-New Zealand Army Corps, who were instrumental to Australia's youth as a country not only in their military capacity but also for their influence on the nation's concept of itself. |
 | | Though Canberra is landlocked, water plays an important role in the symbology of Australia, since virtually all of its large cities are coastal, the only way to get there is over sea, and even in the red desert centre, being able to locate water often makes the difference between life or death. |
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