The capital of Australia is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger cities of Sydney and Melbourne. Canberra occupies part of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), in southeastern Australia, and lies astride the Molonglo River, which is a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River. The city lies on a plain at the foot of 6,200-foot (1,900-metre) spurs of the Australian Alps, enjoying warm summers and cool winters and receiving considerably less rainfall than the surrounding highlands.
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