Russell, Australian Capital Territory
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| Russell Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Postcode: | 2600 | ||||||||||||
| District: | North Canberra | ||||||||||||
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Russell, inner north suburb in Canberra, Australia. Russell is one of the smallest suburbs in Canberra, comprising a number of government offices but no private residences. It is probably best known for the headquarters of the Australian Defence Force.
It is bounded by Morshead Drive, Parkes Way, Borella Street and Constitution Avenue. Mount Pleasant lies just to the east, between Russell and Duntroon which are part of the suburb of Campbell. The Australian American War Memorial is located in Russell. To the west lies Kings Park and Grevillea Park, on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin.
[edit] Geology
Most of Russell is dominated by the lowest layer of the Ainslie Volcanics, a grey dacite and other erupted particles such as agglomerate and tuff. Tertiary age pebbly gravels are around Parkes Way left from when the Molonglo river was at a higher level.
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