The Southern Tablelands is a geographic area of
New South Wales, Australia, located west of the
Great Dividing Range.
The area of Southern Tablelands is characterised
by flat country which has generally been
extensively cleared and used for grazing purposes.
The area is easily accessible to the Australian
Federal capital city of Canberra in the Australian
Capital Territory.
The area is included with the Southern Highlands
and parts of the South West Slopes in the district
that is known as Capital Country.
In a wider sense the Southern Tablelands also
includes the Monaro, the Southern Highlands, New
South Wales and Australia's capital Canberra.