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ACTGOV BORDER

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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The ACT Boundary is a single region defined for land administration and the legal description of the Australian Capital Territory. The ACT boundary is defined in metes and bounds in the in the Districts Act 1966, and cannot be changed without changes to the legislation. The ACT Border was first defined by surveyors between 1910 and 1915, it was redefined by surveyors again between 2003 and 2008. The original border is defined by metes and bounds description in the Seat of Governance ACT 1909, the current ACT Border definition is shown on survey plans held at the ACT Environment, Planning and Sustainable Delivery Directorate. The ACT Boundary is 306 kilometers, covering an area of 2,358 kilometers squared. The ACT is bounded by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east, the watershed of Naas Creek in the south, the watershed of the Cotter River in the west.Coordinate System is MGA2020-55 (EPSG #7855).

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Field Value
Title ACTGOV BORDER
Language English
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/889878b5-52b0-400b-b0f2-2671d6a23394
Remote Last Updated
Contact Point
ACT Government Geospatial Data Catalogue (ACTmapi)
spatialdata@act.gov.au
Reference Period
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        148.7723,
        -35.9249
      ],
      [
        148.7723,
        -35.1193
      ],
      [
        149.3934,
        -35.1193
      ],
      [
        149.3934,
        -35.9249
      ],
      [
        148.7723,
        -35.9249
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on ACTMAPi "ACTGOV BORDER". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://actmapi-actgov.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ACTGOV::actgov-border