Aspen Island
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Aspen Island is a man-made island located in the central basin of Lake Burley Griffin
, in the centre of Canberra
, Australia's
federal capital city
where the Australian National Carillon is situated. The island is linked to the mainland by a footbridge which is named after John Douglas Gordon, who played the inaugural recital.
Lake Burley Griffin
Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River—which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle—was dammed...
, in the centre of Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia's
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
federal capital city
Capital City
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where the Australian National Carillon is situated. The island is linked to the mainland by a footbridge which is named after John Douglas Gordon, who played the inaugural recital.