Throsby, Australian Capital Territory
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Throsby (postcode 2914) is a planned suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin.
Land for the suburb has been designated but as of 2005 development had not commenced.
It is next to the suburb of Kenny. It is bounded by the New South Wales border, the Federal Highway, and Horse Park Drive. Located in the suburb is the Canberra Nature Park of Goorooyarroo Nature Reserve, which has some walking tracks, and a woodland reserve.
[edit] Geography
The cleared part of the suburb has two arms, the east arm is the head of Sullivans Creek, and there is a larger northern arm. The high point of Throsby is 656 meters near Old Joe on the eastern arm. The low point is 610 meters where the creek drains the eastern side.
[edit] Geology
The rocks in Throsby are from the Canberra Formation, which is middle Silurian in age. The rocks are sedimentary shales and mudstones, which have been modified by pressure and folding. The rock in the hills to the east (including Old Joe) is grey quartz andesite from the Ainslie Volcanics.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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