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Canberra ja Perth

Canberra ja Perth. Tanel Palmroos Maris Rebane Mikk Ventsel. Canberra. Capital city of Australia Location: SE Australia ( 286 km SW of Sydney 669 km NE of Melbourne ) Eighth largest Australian city Area: 814.2 km². History of Canberra. Designed: Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony

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Canberra ja Perth

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  1. Canberra ja Perth Tanel Palmroos Maris Rebane Mikk Ventsel

  2. Canberra • Capital city of Australia • Location: SE Australia (286 km SW of Sydney669 km NE of Melbourne) • Eighth largest Australian city • Area: 814.2 km²

  3. History of Canberra • Designed: Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony • Established:12 March 1913 • Name: derived from the word Kanbarra meaning "meeting place" in the old Ngunnawal language • The oldest public building: Anglican Church of St John the Baptist

  4. Demographics of Canberra • Population: 323,056 people (2006) • Density: 1,005.0persons per square kilometre • 21.7% of population were born overseas • Largest groups of people from other countries are from: United Kingdom and New Zealand

  5. Languages • Main language: English • Most common second languages: Mandarin, Italian, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Greek.

  6. Education • Australian National University • University of Canberra • Australian Defence Force Academy • Australian Catholic University • Canberra Institute of Technology

  7. Culture • Art: Canberra Museum and Gallery • Music and theatre:Canberra Theatre and Playhouse • Music festivals: Stonefest, National Folk Festival, Royal Canberra Show • Canberra maintains sister-city relationships with both Nara (Japan) and Beijing

  8. Location of Canberra on the map

  9. Satellite photo of Canberra

  10. The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University

  11. Perth • SW Australia (3456 km from Melbourne3972 km from Sydney) • Fourth largest city • Area:5386 km²

  12. History of Perth • Founded on 12 June 1829 by Captain James Stirling

  13. Demographics • Population: 1,546,617(2008) • Largest ancestry groups: English (534,555 or 28.6%), "Australian" (479,174 or 25.6%), Irish (115,384 or 6.2%), Scottish (113,846 or 6.1%), Italian (84,331 or 4.5%) and Chinese (53,390 or 2.9%). There were 3,101 Aboriginals in the city (0.2%)

  14. Education • University of Western Australia • Murdoch University • Curtin University of Technology • Edith Cowan University • Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts

  15. Museums and galleries • Western Australian Maritime Museum • Art Gallery of Western Australia

  16. Perth location on the map

  17. Satellite image on Perth

  18. Thankyouforwatching

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