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4-831: Poeppel Corner (known as Poeppel's 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 . Poeppel Corner is about 174 km west of Birdsville , in the middle of the Simpson Desert . New Year's Eve occurs three times each year at thirty minute intervals in Poeppel Corner (also in Cameron Corner and Surveyor Generals Corner ), because it
8-745: Is a circle of latitude that is 26 degrees south of Earth 's equatorial plane . It crosses the Atlantic Ocean , Africa , the Indian Ocean , Australia , the Pacific Ocean and South America . Starting at the Prime Meridian and heading eastwards, the parallel 26° south passes through: In Australia , the northernmost border of South Australia , and the southernmost border of the Northern Territory are defined by 26° south. Additionally, 26° south also defines an approximately 127 metre section of
12-426: Is at the intersection of three time zones . Augustus Poeppel , after whom the point is named, conducted a survey in the mid-1880s to find the exact location of the central Australian colonial borders. His team used camels to drag a coolibah post to mark the intersection. Originally the point was located in a salt lake , but it was found that the measuring chain used was a few centimetres too long. Another survey
16-570: Was conducted by Lawrence Wells , who relocated the post to its current position. As with the other three corners it is a destination for four-wheel-drive tourists. The Poeppel Corner Survey Marker is a heritage-listed site, having been added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2012. 25°59′49″S 137°59′57″E / 25.99686697°S 137.99905382°E / -25.99686697; 137.99905382 26th parallel south The 26th parallel south latitude
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