MacCabe Corner

AUS map with named state corners

MacCabe Corner is the point at which the borders of the state of South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales meet.[1] It is 82km west of the town of Wentworth, NSW, on a bend of the Murray River.[1]

MacCabe Corner is named for Francis MacCabe, a surveyor who did considerable work exploring and mapping NSW, in particular the rivers of the Murray-Darling basin.[1]

Corners in Australia
Name Surveyor Generals Poeppel Haddon Cameron MacCabe
States WA/NT/SA NT/SA/Qld SA/Qld SA/Qld/NSW SA/Vic/NSW


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pia Akerman (6 September 2008). "Tribute to pioneer who left his mark on all he surveyed". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 29 October 2014.