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Boulia
Queensland

Location of Boulia in Queensland (red)
Population: 288 (2001 census)
Established: 1879
Postcode: 4829
Elevation: 161. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 8 m (531 ft)
Location:
LGA: Boulia
State District: Mount Isa
Federal Division: Kennedy
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Boulia is a town in Central West Queensland, Australia. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is located approximately 296 kilometres by road south of Mount Isa, and lies on the Burke River, which was named after the explorer Robert O'Hara Burke who passed through the area with the Burke and Wills expedition in 1860. Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because the area holds vast mineral deposits Robert O'Hara Burke ( 6 May, 1820 or 1821 – c 28 June 1861) was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame In 1860-61 Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to The township was gazetted in 1879, and has a population of approximately 300. Boulia is the administrative centre of the Boulia Shire, population approximately 600, which covers an area of 61,176 square kilometres. Boulia Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the far west of Queensland, Australia.

The town is the home of the famous Boulia Desert Sands Camel Races, one of the most important events on the Australian camel racing circuit. Camel racing is a popular Sport in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Australia. However, extensive grazing of beef cattle is the predominant industry. Beef cattle are Cattle raised for Meat production (as distinguished from Dairy cattle)

The climate is very hot and dry, with on average over 200 days per year over 30 °C (86 °F). Although even in June and July the average maximum is a very warm 24 °C (75 °F), frosts are not unknown in the morning during these months. Frost is the solid deposition of Water vapor from saturated air Annual rainfall is extraordinarily erratic: it has been as low as 24mm in 1905 and 51 mm in 1963. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to However, when the monsoon is strong rainfall can be heavy: in January 1974 Boulia received 465 mm (over 18 inches) of rain and in March 1950 over 330 mm (13 inches). Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Maximum annual rainfall totals are 799 mm (31. 4 inches) in 1950 and 774 mm (30. 5 inches) in 1974, but the median annual rainfall is only 210 mm (just over 8 inches),

The area is chiefly known for the unexplained phenomena of the Min Min light. In Probability theory and Statistics, a median is described as the number separating the higher half of a sample a population or a Probability distribution Min Min Light is the name given to an unusual light formation that has been reported numerous times in eastern Australia. Travellers in the area have often reported being followed for some distance by a ball of light, which eventually disappears. No scientific explanation has yet been discovered for the lights.

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Boulia Airport is an airport in Boulia, Queensland, Australia.
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