Eromanga, Queensland
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.jpg) Oil well near Eromanga |
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 Eromanga
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| Population: | 171[1] |
| Postcode: | 4480 |
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| LGA: | Shire of Quilpie |
| State electorate: | Gregory |
| Federal Division: | Maranoa |
Eromanga is a small town in South West Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Eromanga had a population of 171.[1]
The town lies on the edge of what is called the Eromanga Inland Sea, which existed in the Early Cretaceous. Its claim to fame is abundant oil wells, and opal mines, and of course many pioneering cattle and sheep property owners that came and took up land in the 1860s. The name of the Town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. Eromanga has been touted as the town in Australia located the furthest from any ocean. [2] However, this claim does not stand up to scrutiny. [3] See Pole of inaccessibility for other approximations to the Australian pole of inaccessibility.
The town was also referenced in the Anime Ninja Nonsense for its names similarity to the term ero manga (literally meaning erotic manga)[citation needed]. The name, in fact, means "hot gale plain."[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eromanga (Quilpie Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC35937&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ "Eromanga - Places To Visit - Outback - Queensland Holidays". Tourism Queensland. http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/outback/places-to-visit/eromanga/. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ^ Ken Blanch, Eromanga's Boast Doesn't Hold Water!, Courier Mail, 9 November 1985.
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Coordinates: 26°40′S 143°16′E / 26.667°S 143.267°E
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