|
Top-level
 8/ Due to sheer size and difficult mapping conditions, it wasnโt always easy to survey Australia and this sometimes lead to disputes. A long-running disagreement was the South AustraliaโVictoria border situation 8 comments
10/ Final #geoweirdness fact: Australia is home to the worlds longest highway: Highway 1 - over 14,500 km / 9,000 miles ๐ฃ๏ธ๐๐ฆ 12/ Final bonus #geoweirdness tweet - here's a world map from the Australian ๐ฆ๐บ perspective ๐คฏ  @opencage I'm surprised this thread missed the Victoria/Tasmania land border. :awesome: @opencage one of my favourite weird things in my backyard. I really want to go there one day, somehow. |
Gregory's Server
9/ The location of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) was specifically chosen as capital because it was midway between the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne.
Then the tiny Jervis Bay Territory was created so the ACT would have access to the sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jervis_Bay_Territory
It's surprising how many countries move capital, 14 in last 50 years as we covered in the Oct 2022 #fridaygeotrivia
https://blog.opencagedata.com/post/geotrivia-october-2022
9/ The location of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) was specifically chosen as capital because it was midway between the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne.
Then the tiny Jervis Bay Territory was created so the ACT would have access to the sea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jervis_Bay_Territory