Fun Fact #3 Border

We always thought South Australia’s border was straight, like we all draw it.......

But it has a kink in it ........

Abc.net.au

The border is part of a 70 year battle south of the Murray. It was supposed to run a long the 141st meridian line of longitude. But longitude is measured on GMT and watches were not that great in the 1800s.  The result was a 3.6 km gap where the borders were meant to have met. Longitude was determined for Fort Macquarie, in Sydney hence a 2 minute discrepancy  compared to Victorias calculations.