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| | Canberra, Australia |
 | | Canberra (alt 550 m), situated half way between Sydney and Melbourne, is surrounded by a semi-circle of hills (Mount Ainslie, Red Hill, Mount Pleasant, Black Mountain). |
 | | A central feature of the city is Lake Burley Griffin, a long artificial lake formed in 1964 by a dam on the Molongolo River. |
 | | The lake separates the northern half of the city, with its central area (City Hill) on Vernon Circle surrounded by the London Circuit, from the southern half, with the government quarter on Capital Hill (and the embassy quarters). |
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