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[[Augustus Poeppel]], after whom the point is named, conducted a survey in the mid 1880s to find the exact location of the central Australian state borders.<ref name="herqldout">{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback |last=[[Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)]] |year=2002 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1040-3 |pages=134 }}</ref> His team used camels to drag a [[Eucalyptus coolabah|coolibah]] post to mark the intersection. Originally the point was located in a [[salt lake]], however it was found that the [[Gunter's chain|measuring chain]] used was a few centimetres too long. Another survey was conducted by [[Lawrence Wells]], who relocated the post to its current position.<ref name="herqldout"/> |
[[Augustus Poeppel]], after whom the point is named, conducted a survey in the mid 1880s to find the exact location of the central Australian state borders.<ref name="herqldout">{{Cite book |title=Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback |last=[[Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland)]] |year=2002 |publisher=State of Queensland |isbn=0-7345-1040-3 |pages=134 }}</ref> His team used camels to drag a [[Eucalyptus coolabah|coolibah]] post to mark the intersection. Originally the point was located in a [[salt lake]], however it was found that the [[Gunter's chain|measuring chain]] used was a few centimetres too long. Another survey was conducted by [[Lawrence Wells]], who relocated the post to its current position.<ref name="herqldout"/> |
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[[New Year's Eve]] occurs three times in Poeppel Corner (also in [[Cameron Corner]] and [[Surveyor Generals Corner]]), because it's in the corner of three [[Time in Australia|time zones]]. |
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Revision as of 11:59, 17 October 2012
Poeppel Corner (known as Poeppels Corner in Queensland) at latitude 26° S and longitude 138° E is a corner of state boundaries in Australia, where the state of Queensland meets South Australia and the Northern Territory. As with the other three corners it is sometimes a destination for four wheel drive tourists.
Augustus Poeppel, after whom the point is named, conducted a survey in the mid 1880s to find the exact location of the central Australian state borders.[1] His team used camels to drag a coolibah post to mark the intersection. Originally the point was located in a salt lake, however it was found that the measuring chain used was a few centimetres too long. Another survey was conducted by Lawrence Wells, who relocated the post to its current position.[1]
New Year's Eve occurs three times in Poeppel Corner (also in Cameron Corner and Surveyor Generals Corner), because it's in the corner of three time zones.
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References
- ^ a b Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2002). Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback. State of Queensland. p. 134. ISBN 0-7345-1040-3.
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