The Southern Tablelands is a
geographic area of
New South Wales
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Australia, located south-west of
Sydney and west of the
Great Dividing Range.
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 in the
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. ...
. The area is included with the
Southern Highlands and parts of the
South West Slopes
The South Western Slopes, also known as the South West Slopes, is a region predominantly in New South Wales, Australia. It covers the lower inland slopes of the Great Dividing Range, extending from north of Dunedoo through central NSW and into ...
in the district that is known as
Capital Country
Capital Country was the name of one of the sixteen tourism regions of New South Wales, Australia. This geographical division is made for improving commerce, specifically tourism, in the state.
The Capital area is one of the oldest settled are ...
. 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
The Southern Tablelands Temperate Grassland, formally Natural Temperate Grassland of the Southern Tablelands, is a temperate grassland community situated in the Southern Tablelands and Monaro region of New South Wales, extending into the Austr ...
is a prominent vegetation community in the region.
Media
93.5 Eagle FM, a radio station based in
Goulburn
Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters pate ...
, broadcasts to the majority of the Southern Tablelands.
See also
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Regions of New South Wales
In the state of New South Wales, Australia, there are many areas which are commonly known by regional names. Regions are areas that share similar characteristics. These characteristics may be natural such as the Murray River, the coastline, or th ...
References
Regions of New South Wales
Great Dividing Range
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