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Australia : Victoria

5.1 km (3.2 miles) W of Narraport, VIC, Australia
Approx. altitude: 100 m (328 ft)
([?] maps: Google MapQuest OpenStreetMap ConfluenceNavigator)
Antipode: 36°N 37°W

Accuracy: 50 m (164 ft)
Quality: good

Click on any of the images for the full-sized picture.

#2: GPS #3: View north from the confluence #4: View south from the confluence #5: View west from the confluence #6: Jamie and Vicky sitting on one of the picnic tables

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  36°S 143°E (visit #1)  

#1: View east from the confluence

(visited by David Thompson, Ada Thompson, Jamie Thompson and Vicky Thompson)

27-Oct-2001 -- Tchum Lake South, Victoria

Coming from 35ºS 143ºE, we were concerned that we may be destined to take some more happy-snaps in a wheat field. To our delight, we found ourselves at lovely water-hole called Tchum Lake South, with lots of bird life including swans, ducks and various native water birds.

Driving east along the road from Birchip to Wycheproof, there is an unmarked dirt road at 35º59.62’S 143º00.00’E that runs around the western shore of the lake. There are picnic tables lining the shore and we parked next to one of those to see if we could get the money-shot of the GPS.

As I walked closer and closer to the water, all of a sudden the ground collapsed and I found myself knee-deep in mud. Slowly I made my way closer to the water, but it was impossible to get all zeros without getting seriously wet or trapped in the mud. At one point I had 35º00.00’S 142º59.99’E and the GPS showing 0.03 km to go (30 metres) but by the time I got the camera out, my horizontal position deteriorated to 142º59.98’E.

Anyway, I was certainly within 100 metres so I’ll claim it as a success, but I might return late in summer when the lake dries out a bit and walk to the actual spot.

This would be a very interesting confluence to see in different seasons and with different water levels.


 All pictures
#1: View east from the confluence
#2: GPS
#3: View north from the confluence
#4: View south from the confluence
#5: View west from the confluence
#6: Jamie and Vicky sitting on one of the picnic tables
ALL: All pictures on one page
  Notes
In Tychum Lake South, about 65 m from the shoreline.