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| Layer Id | 2518 | Name | 1861 Burke and Wills expedition in Carpentaria |
| Description | This map shows the 1861 journey of the Burke and Wills expedition while in the region that is now Carpentaria Shire. |
Type | Other |
| Warning | This map uses information from the European account of this expedition and does not draw on local knowledge. All locations are approximate. |
Creator | Claire Brennan |
| Publisher | Northern History Services | License | CC By-NC |
| Created At | 2025-08-13 22:53:31 | Updated At | 2025-09-02 16:51:03 |
| Ghap Url | https://tlcmap.org/layers/2518 |
| Statistic | Value | Unit |
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Total Places
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25 | - |
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Area
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3820.5400000001 | km2 |
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Convex Hull
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POLYGON((140.936 -19.504,140.547 -18.94,140.785 -17.619,140.8 -17.575,140.87 -18.017,140.886 -18.284,140.936 -19.504)) | - |
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Density
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0.0065435776094477 | places/km2 |
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Centroid
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POINT(140.77888000000002 -18.50116) | - |
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Bounding Box
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POLYGON((140.547 -19.504,140.547 -17.575,140.936 -17.575,140.936 -19.504,140.547 -19.504)) | - |
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Most Central Place
|
Burke and Wills expedition | - |
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Most Distant Place from center
|
Burke and Wills expedition | - |
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Distribution
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kilometers |
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Start Date
|
1861-01-31 | - |
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End Date
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1861-02-27 | - |
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Duration
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0.07 | years |
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Median Date
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1861-02-12 | - |
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Average Date
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1861-02-13 | - |