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* Longest national highway ( circuit ): Australia's Highway 1 at over.

It runs almost the entire way around the continent's coastline.

With the exception of the Federal Capital of Canberra, which is far inland, Highway 1 links all of Australia's capital cities, although Brisbane and Darwin are not directly connected, but rather are bypassed short distances away.

Also, there is a ferry connection to the island state of Tasmania, and then a stretch of Highway 1 that links the major towns and cities of Tasmania, including Launceston and Hobart ( this state ’ s capital city ).