Shannons Flat
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Shannons Flat New South Wales |
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 Shannons Flat
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| Coordinates | 35°56′0″S 148°57′0″E / 35.93333°S 148.95000°ECoordinates: 35°56′0″S 148°57′0″E / 35.93333°S 148.95000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 78 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2630 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Shannons Flat is a locality in the Monaro region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area, sandwiched between the southern border of the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory and the Murrumbidgee River. Shannons Flat also adjoins the NSW suburbs of Yaouk, Bolaro, Murrumbucca, Bredbo and Billilingra. It is about 308 kilometres (191 mi) south west of the state capital, Sydney, and 70 kilometres (40 mi) from the Australian national capital of Canberra. It is just over 40 kilometres (25 mi) north west of the regional centre, Cooma.
At the 2016 census, Shannons Flat had a population of 78.
Shannons Flat is in the Monaro region of the Snowy Mountains and is mostly between 1,000 and 1,400 metres (3,300 and 4,600 ft) above sea-level, so usually receives several snowfalls every year. Significant geographic features include Mt Roberts (1,450 metres (4,760 ft) with sweeping views across the Monaro), and Alum Creek and Jones Creek which both flow southward into the Murrumbidgee River. The geology of the area includes a rock called Shannons Flat Granodiorite.
Two major roads run through the area. The Shannons Flat Road/Yaouk Road route runs from Cooma north west towards Yaouk, and the Bobeyan Road runs from Tharwa on the southern edge of Canberra south west to Adaminaby. At the junction of these two routes, the local community hall stands adjacent to the Rural Fire Service shed. The Bobeyan Road is the shortest route from Canberra to Adaminaby and the Selwyn Snowfields ski resort, but is usually avoided by tourists due to the usually poor condition of the gravel sections of the road. Other local roads include Jones Plain Road, Callemondah Road and Wrights Hill Road.
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