North Eastern Point of Australia
Submitted: Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 19:39
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Hey guys, could some one please help settle a "debate" around our house, what is considered the "North eastern point" of the mainland, islands do not count as one of our kids promptly reminded me!!!
Ta
Reply By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:05
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:05
I think only the northern, southern, eastern & western most points are recognized.
Haven't heard of any other points of the compass as being noteworthy Blacky.
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Reply By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:47
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:47
I don't think there is a recognised NE corner of Aus.
A while ago there was a question about the town furthest from the coast and an argument developed about how you measure this. You could
well gett the same argument here.
I generall consider the SW corner to be
Cape Leeuwin but that is really a corner and there are two oceans meet there. Even the NW corner could be argued to be either
Cape Leveque or near Expmouth WA because you can see a corner there ie the coastline changes direction significantly at these points. But the coast of Queensland is pretty
well SE-NW along the entire length. Not many corners.
SWMBO suggested that you draw a line south from
Cape York and another west from
Cape Byron then from the point at which they meet draw a line norht east. Where it crosses the coast is the NE corner. But I don't think it will be much of a corner.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:49
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:49
I just re-read my reply. I reckon I could nearly get a job in polotics, it took me about 150 words to say nothing.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Sand Man (SA) - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:53
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 20:53
Duncs,
Made perfect sense to me mate.
Your first line said it all and then you "filled in" a bit to make a story.
Well done:-))
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Follow Up By: blacky - Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 18:02
Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 18:02
Duncs
We have used
Cape Leeuwin as the SW (2 oceans is OK by our reckoning),
Cape Leveque as the NW, Cape Howe as the SE, and at this stage are using
Townsville as the NE, but that is only because we have a photo of the kids at the waterpark !
Thanks for the reply
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 21:54
Friday, Aug 17, 2007 at 21:54
I would guess it to be around Mackay somewhere, maybe Midge Point????? depends on what is more important North or East. If it is East then you could go as far south as
Rainbow Beach (near Fraser) as the coast slowly retreats westbound from about this point.
Hope it helps your debate.
Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Axel [ the real one ] - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 16:57
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 16:57
Trevour R , next time you go down to the GoldCoast have a look at TweedHeads / Coolangatta border and walk the line to the East as far as you can then look due North using a compass , you are looking at nought but ocean because you are at the most Easternly point on the QLD mainland.
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:20
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:20
Trevor,
Never been to Midge Point obviously? hehe.....located
well within Repulse Bay :-)
Andrew
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Reply By: Hairy - Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 00:42
Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 00:42
SShh!
Sounds like its your.
Stake a claim mate, call it sacred and charge rent.
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Reply By: Ford Rodeo - Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 01:23
Saturday, Aug 18, 2007 at 01:23
Got to be
Cape York. Its the most North and on the East side.
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Reply By: Axel [ the real one ] - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:47
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:47
Well , with a blo-dy big map of Aus in front of me lateral thinking tells me that the most Eastern part of the mainland is Byron bay and if I travell any futher North my general direction becomes NN west with longitude DECREASING so Byron bay is not only the most Eastern but also the most NorthEastern
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Follow Up By: Member - Andrew (QLD) - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:50
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 17:50
The same could be said of
Cape York.....albeit using North as the starting location.
Andrew
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Follow Up By: Axel [ the real one ] - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:04
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:04
No , from
the tip of CapeYork you have the posibillity of three directions, SouthWest ,due South or SouthEast with the coresponding decrease/static/increase of lattitude ,that cannot be said of Byron Bay , everywhere from Byron is to a degree West with no possibillity of an increase of lattitude ,
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:17
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:17
Well I had a play with a map and tried to see where a SE/NW line would first touch the mainland.
It hits at
Cape York - go figure, I though it would be much furter south.
Using the same methodology I get:
Cape Howe SE
Cape Leewin in the SW
Jurabi Point (near
Exmouth) NW
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Follow Up By: Axel [ the real one ] - Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:56
Monday, Aug 20, 2007 at 18:56
Thing is their debating the most NorthEastern point of the mainland and to get to the east you have to increase lattitude untill you run out of land , that means as far north and as far east as possible , nowhere in Aus is further east than Byron.,, just as NorthWestCape is not the most westen point of the Mainland at only 114deg lattitude.
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