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:
- Surveyor Generals Corner – WA/NT/SA
- Poeppel Corner – NT/SA/Qld
- Haddon Corner – SA/Qld
- Cameron Corner – SA/Qld/NSW
- MacCabe Corner – SA/Vic/NSW
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
edit- ^ "Australia's state border corners: The bizarre, remote borders that define our states". Traveller.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Border Lengths - States and Territories". www.ga.gov.au. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "The 5 Border Corners of Australia, A Guide". BackpackerJobBoard.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.