Spinnaker Island, within
Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Wal ...
, is located in
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. I ...
,
Australia. In total there are six islands in the lake, but only three are named.
Spinnaker Island and
Springbank Island
Springbank Island is an island located on Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Springbank Island is named after a former agricultural property that was partially submerged to create Lake Burley Griffin. An elevated part ...
are both located in the West Basin of the lake.
The West Basin extends from the
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
The Commonwealth Avenue Bridge are two parallel pre-stressed concrete box girder road bridges that carry Commonwealth Avenue across Lake Burley Griffin, and connect and in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
History
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to
Acton Peninsula.
In 2010, invasive exotic vegetation were found on the island, requiring a
controlled burn-off for their removal and to reduce the presence of weeds.
See also
*
List of islands of Australia
This is a list of selected Australian islands grouped by State or Territory. Australia has 8,222 islands within its maritime borders.
Largest islands
The islands larger than are:
* Tasmania (Tas) ;
* Melville Island, Northern Territory (NT ...
References
Geography of Canberra
Islands of the Australian Capital Territory
Lake islands of Australia
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