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Border corners of Australia

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Named border corners of Australia

The border corners of Australia are the meeting points of state or territory borders. There are five such points, each recognised with a boundary marker, and all located in remote areas.[1]

The five border corners are:

South Australia’s eastern border was supposed to follow the 141st meridian, but the first surveyors measured incorrectly.[2] A 70 year border dispute followed, and eventually resulted in the disjointedness of MacCabe Corner, with Victoria using the original incorrect calculation, and New South Wales using the new and correct one.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Australia's state border corners: The bizarre, remote borders that define our states". Traveller.com.au.
  2. ^ "Border Lengths - States and Territories". www.ga.gov.au.
  3. ^ "The 5 Border Corners of Australia, A Guide". BackpackerJobBoard.com.au.