Kioloa Coastal Campus
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The Kioloa Coastal Campus is a small campus of the
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at Kioloa, used for studies in certain sciences. It was created in 1975, when Joy London donated the 3.48 km2 property on the
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to the university in perpetuity. The agreement between London and the university stressed that the property "was to be used primarily for teaching and research in the field sciences". The property became the Edith and Joy London Foundation, and is now known as the Kioloa Coastal Campus (KCC) of the
Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...
. It consists of a number of wooden accommodation buildings (with more under refurbishment), a wooden teaching/research building, and a more modern visitors' centre with cooking and eating facilities. The Kioloa Global Land Cover Test Site (GLCTS) Pathfinder site is centered at the campus.


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ANU websiteKioloa Coastal Campus websiteKiloa GLCTS Pathfinder websiteKioloa Virtual Field Area
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