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| Albury is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located on the Hume Highway on the northern side of the Murray River. It is also a Local Government Area, administered by Albury City Council. Albury is the second major city of the Riverina and the second largest inland city in New South Wales. In 2006 the urban centre of Albury was home to a population of 42,005. It is approximately 550 km from the state capital Sydney, but only 325 km from the Victorian capital Melbourne. It is separated by the Murray from its twin city in Victoria, Wodonga. Together the two cities form an urban area with a population of 82,974.
Albury is situated above the river flats of the Murray River, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the airport, Albury is 164 metres above sea level (539 feet).
Albury has a warm, temperate, four-season climate, with cool to mild winters and very warm to hot summers. In summer, the mean daily maximum temperature is around 30 degrees Celsius; however, this is subject to substantial daily variation. An average of 17 days with a maximum above 35 degrees occur in this summer period. Mean winter maximums are around 14 Celsius. Frosts are commonplace in winter, with approximately 20 days per year featuring minimums of below freezing.
Albury's mean annual rainfall is about 736 millimetres; more than Melbourne but less than Sydney. Rain can occur all year round, but the majority falls in the winter months with August's high mean of 88 millimetres comparing with the February low of 34 millimetres.In common with much of the non-tropical parts of Australia, there is very substantial annual variation in rainfall. Albury's place at the foothills of the ranges puts it in somewhat of a climatic transition zone; to the north and west, the inland plains are hotter and drier, while the range itself to the east is cooler and wetter.
The region surrounding Albury provides a wide variety of tourist attractions, including the wineries of Rutherglen, the historic goldfields towns of Beechworth and Yackandandah, the Hume Weir, boating and fishing on the many rivers and lakes (activities very popular with the locals), the forests of the Great Dividing Range and slightly further afield are many of Australia's snowfields. Albury itself, however, is not a major tourist destination. The paddle steamer Cumberoona runs tours along the Murray during the summer months (depending on river levels), and Monument Hill (home to the city's War Memorial) provides a good view of the city. Wonga Wetlands, 2.5 km west of the city and adjacent to the River Murray is a key feature of Albury's use of treated wastewater and consistes of a series of lagoons and billabongs. Wonga Wetlands features more than 150 species of birdlife and the Aquatic Environment Education Centre.
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