Landmark sights in Canberra
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Lake Burley Griffin
Named after Canberra's architect, the lake was filled by damming the Molonglo River in 1963 with the 33m-high Scrivener Dam. Around its 35km-long shore are many places of interest.
Built in 1970 to mark the bicentenary of Cook's landfall, the Captain Cook Memorial Water Jet flings a 6-tonne column of water up to 147m into the air, and sometimes gives free showers, despite its automatic switch-off in strong winds. There is a skeleton globe at nearby Regatta Pointon which Cook's three great voyages are traced; also close is the National Capital Exhibition, displaying the city's history. Further east is the stone-and-slab Blundells' Cottage, built in 1860 to house workers on …
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Lookouts
Black Mountain, northwest of the city, is topped by the 195m-high Telstra Tower, which has a great vista from 66m up its shaft. In the northeast, 834m Mt Ainslie has fine views day and night; walking tracks start behind the War Memorial, climb Mt Ainslie and end at 888m Mt Majura.
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