Surveyor Generals Corner
The Surveyor Generals Corner is a point in the Australian outback where the borders of Western Australia and South Australia , as well as the Northern Territory , meet. It represents a triangle with respect to the aforementioned Australian states.
In 1922, an agreement was reached between then Prime Minister William M. Hughes , the Acting Prime Minister of South Australia, Sir John George Rice, and the Prime Minister of Western Australia, Sir James Mitchell , to define the border along the 129th east longitude. The boundary should be measured from Deakin and Argyle . In 1963 the exact measurement began and it was found that the two lines could never meet exactly.
In June 1968, two boundary stones were set up at the place where both lines were to meet; they are about 127 m apart. The inauguration ceremony was attended by senior surveyors from Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Following a proposal from the Director of National Mapping , the points were referred to as Surveyor Generals Corner in the state and federal territory documents .
Since March 7, 2003, access to this area has been restricted by a decision of the municipality of Irrunytju ( Wingellina ), on whose original area the Surveyor Generals Corner is located. Access is only possible for guided tours and visitors need a special permit in addition to the usual Great Central Road Transit Permit . The closest settlement is Kalka in South Australia, which is a few kilometers south on the Gunbarrel Highway .
At the Surveyor Generals Corner - just like at the Poeppel Corner and the Cameron Corner - there is the turn of the year three times in a row because three time zones collide there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ see monograph in the Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ Geoscience Australia - Corners
- ↑ What passes and permits will you need when traveling in Australia?
Coordinates: 26 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ S , 129 ° 0 ′ 1 ″ E