tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post223388317734211345..comments2024-03-29T05:02:01.215+05:30Comments on Amusing Planet: Places Where Three Time Zones MeetKaushik Patowaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15000427721236718033noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8890523669575867377.post-53894768712591310332021-06-18T02:22:41.764+05:302021-06-18T02:22:41.764+05:30It's a shame you didn't explain why the Su...It's a shame you didn't explain why the Surveyor Generals Corner plaque appears to be in error but is actually correct. After all, West Australia has a north-south eastern border, with the Northern Territories on the north end of the other side of that border, and South Australia on the south end of the other side of the border. But the plaque shows the Northern Territories to the north of both Western Australia and South Australia. This is because the north-south border "line" actually has a jog in it 127.4 meters wide where the line jumps that far to the east. <br />It took a long time to survey this north south line, and by the time they got to the agreed border between NT and SA at 26 degrees south latitude, they realized they were off a bit, as surveying had improved over those years. And property boundaries had been established at the north end of the line, so it couldn't be moved. So they did the practical thing, and shifted the southern part of the line over a bit. <br />See page 14 of <br />https://web.archive.org/web/20171118053358/https://www.xnatmap.org/adnm/docs/1genmap/sgcnr/1porter.pdfDrew458https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727184816328468693noreply@blogger.com