Where Is Poppels Corner?

Where Is Poppels Corner?

Poeppel Corner 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.

What is poeppel corner in the heart of?

Poeppel Corner is located in the heart of the Simpson Desert and is accessible only by four-wheel drive vehicles. The visitors' book shows that about 2000 tourists make the journey each year.

Why is it called Camerons Corner?

The corner and locality are named for the surveyor, John Brewer Cameron, from the New South Wales Lands Department, who spent two years during 1880–1882 marking the border between New South Wales and Queensland. Cameron erected a post there in September 1880 to mark its intersection with the border of South Australia.

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