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Harrison, Australian Capital Territory

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Population
  
4,441 (2011 census)

District
  
Gungahlin

Harrison
  
Kenny

Area
  
3 kmĀ²

Federal division
  
Division of Fenner

Postcode(s)
  
2914

Territory electorate(s)
  
Yerrabi

Elevation
  
612 m

Postal code
  
2914

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Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux". The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.

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Map of Harrison ACT 2914, Australia

Geology

Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age. Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite.

References

Harrison, Australian Capital Territory Wikipedia