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Dispute between Sydney and Mel­bourne. Debates over Fed­er­a­tion in the late 19th century were dom­i­nat­ed by a long dispute over whether Sydney or Mel­bourne should be the national capital. A com­pro­mise was reached: the new capital would be built in New South Wales, at least 100 miles (160 km) from Sydney.

Aus­trali­a. There are no active vol­ca­noes on the Aus­tralian mainland that have erupted since European set­tle­men­t, however some vol­ca­noes in Victoria and South Aus­tralia are likely to have been active and wit­nessed by Abo­rig­i­nal people several thousand years ago.

Canberra is the only major Aus­tralian city without sea access. With a pop­u­la­tion of 358,000, it is Aus­trali­a's eighth-largest city overall.

Wash­ing­ton. In this satel­lite photo of North America, north is at the bottom side.