Birdsville - QLD

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Position DEG-25.899031 139.353394
DMS25º 53' 56.51" S 139º 21' 12.22" E
UTM 54 J 7134462mN 335057mE
Altitude47.87m
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246.71kms NorthWest of Innamincka - Driving 418 km (14 hours 15 mins)
335.69kms South of Boulia - Driving 383 km (6 hours 36 mins)
335.83kms West of Windorah - Driving 387 km (6 hours 42 mins)
429.29kms NorthEast of Oodnadatta - Driving 928 km (18 hours 18 mins)

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1-3 Frew St
Birdsville QLD 4482
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Birdsville is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia. The town is located 1590 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720 kilometres south of the city of Mount Isa. Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, and the climate is very arid.

Birdsville is located in the Diamantina Shire, which has a population of 326 persons (Census 2001). The Birdsville Track extends 514 kilometres from Marree in South Australia through the Strzelecki Desert before ending at Birdsville.

The town is nowadays famous for the legendary annual Birdsville Races, which are held in September in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. The tiny town population is swelled to many thousands for the two day event, and hundreds of aircraft often fill the town's airstrip.

Also home to a 150 kW Geothermal Power Station. Water is extracted from the Great Artesian Basin (at 98 °C) before being vaporised into steam, producing energy for the town.

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Birdsville at 19/05:30pm EST
Distance from Birdsville 0.64km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
16.7°C 12.4°C 28% -1.9°C 1020.9hPa 0.0mm ESE 11km/hr
6knots		 13km/hr
7knots

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Bedourie Police Station
Distance from Birdsville 171.46km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 38.837.935.832.3 26.622.623.125.8 30.533.736.238.3
Mean Min. °C 24.924.421.617.4 11.68.07.79.3 13.817.220.623.3
Mean Rain mm 33.735.320.110.0 11.39.711.17.1 8.014.516.915.9
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