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Canberra is the only one I can think of However The ACT is a teritory not a state.
Perth is the only State capital that's NOT named after a person.
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What is Victoria named after?
The Australian state of Victoria is named after Queen Victoria.
What state capitals in Australia were named after queens?
No Australian state capitals were named after queens.The states of Victoria and Queensland were named after Queen Victoria.
What is after Victoria?
The Australian state of Victoria is named after Queen Victoria.
Which Australian state or territory was once named Palmerston?
No Australian state or territory was originally named Palmerston.Palmerston was the original name for the settlement that later became Darwin, now the capital of the Northern Territory.
Which Australian state is named after a scientist?
There is no Australian State named after a scientist.The six Australian States are:Queensland (named in honour of Queen Victoria who reigned at the time);New South Wales (named after Wales in Great Britain);Victoria (again named after Queen Victoria);South Australia (geographical location);Western Australia (geographical location);Tasmania (named after explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman who first named it Van Diemen's land);and the two territories - Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. Another possibility:However, if the question means which Australian state capital was named after a scientist, the answer is Darwin,capital of the Northern Territory.
Which Australian city was not named after a person?
It appears that Perth may have named for Perth in Scotland rather than a person. Also Canberra is an Aboriginal word.
Which Australian state capital was named after a British prime minister?
Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide.
Which Australian state or territory is not named after a person?
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia are not named for people (not surprisingly). Queensland is named for the Queen (Victoria). Tasmania is named for Abel Tasman, previously Van Dieman's Land for Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies, Anthony Van Dieman, who sent Tasman on his voyage. Victoria is named for Queen Victoria.
Which state capital was not named after a person?
Perth
Is Murray state named after a person?
yes the founder
Which state is Curtin in?
Curtin is a suburb of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, not a state. Canberra has suburbs named after all of the earlier Prime Ministers of Australia.
What historical person was Washington state named for?
George Washington.
