Poeppel Corner

Poeppel Corner is about 174 km west of Birdsville, in the middle of the Simpson Desert.

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.

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 was conducted by Lawrence Wells, who relocated the post to its current position.

The Poeppel Corner Survey Marker is a heritage-listed site, having been added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2012.

Poeppel Corner Marker, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland
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