Queanbeyan (N.S.W.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קויאנביאן (ניו סאות' ויילס)
Name (Latin)
Queanbeyan (N.S.W.)
Other forms of name
Queanbeyan
Coordinates
149.2341667 149.2341667 -35.35333333 -35.35333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Norfolk Island
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 168568112
Wikidata: Q606385
Library of congress: n 82069986
Sources of Information
  • BGN 1/4/82(Queanbeyan, ppl, 35°21ʹS, 149°14ʹE, NSW)
  • BGN 1/4/82(Queanbeyan, ppl, 35p0s21ʹS, 149p0s14ʹE, NSW)

Wikipedia description:

Queanbeyan ( KWEEN-bee-ən) is a city in south-eastern New South Wales, Australia, located adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory in the Southern Tablelands region. Located on the Queanbeyan River, the city is the council seat of the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council. At the 2021 census, the Queanbeyan part of the Canberra–Queanbeyan built-up area had a population of 37,511. Queanbeyan's economy is based on light construction, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. Canberra, Australia's capital, is located 15 kilometres (9 miles) to the west, and Queanbeyan is a commuter town. The word Queanbeyan is the anglicised form of Quinbean or *Kuwinbiyan, a Ngarigo word meaning "clear waters".

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