The Southern Tablelands is a
geographic area of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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, located south-west of
Sydney
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and generally west of the
Great Dividing Range
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.
The area is characterised by
high, flat country which has generally been extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes. The area is easily accessible to the Australian federal capital city of
Canberra
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in the
Australian Capital Territory
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. The area is included with the
Southern Highlands and parts of the
South West Slopes in the district that is known as
Capital Country. In a wider sense, the term "Southern Tablelands" is also sometimes used to describe a broader region that includes the
Monaro, the Southern Highlands and Australia's capital Canberra. The
Southern Tablelands Temperate Grassland is a prominent vegetation community in the region.
Media
93.5 Eagle FM, a radio station based in
Goulburn, broadcasts to the majority of the Southern Tablelands.
See also
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Regions of New South Wales
References
Regions of New South Wales
Great Dividing Range
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