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Canberra, Australia's capital, is located in the foothills of the backside of the Great Dividing Range, closer to Sydney than to Melbourne. The city's population, together with that of Queanbeyan is about 340 thousand.
The Telstra [communications] Tower sits atop Black Mountain and its revolving restaurant overlooks the city. The 25 story Lovett Tower is the tallest building (base to top). There are a variety of buildings housing national institutions, including the New Parliament House.
The second most important airport in the New South Wales-ACT region is at Canberra.
New Parliament House in Canberra
1. Calculation for 2013 in world-gazetteer.com, accessed 5/4/2013.
2. Emporis.com, accessed 5/4/2013. Queanbeyan is beyond the Australian Capital Territory in New South Wales.
