Burke & Wills Camp 117 - QLD

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Position

DEG: -18.203808 140.87824
DMS: 18º 12' 13.71" S 140º 52' 41.65" E
UTM: 54 K 7987261mN 487125mE
Altitude: 7.71m

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Stokes QLD 4890
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Burke and Wills camped here on 7/2/1861. They were now walking on the banks of the Flinders River. Wills called this area "The Plains of Promise" as the land looked very fertile and he realised the Gulf was not that far away.
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Closest Weather Station

Normanton at 05/01:30pm EST
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 117 61km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
38.9°C36.6°C18%10.3°C1009.8hPa0.0mmNE13km/hr
7knots
20km/hr
11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Normanton Airport
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 117 61km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.733.633.734.031.729.529.731.534.736.737.036.2
Mean Min. °C25.225.124.422.718.916.215.716.720.123.325.325.8
Mean Rain mm252.7179.4149.132.04.25.11.91.08.37.839.0134.8

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