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Geohash gets political
At roughly 11:30pm AEST on the 16th June 2008, the graticule for the 17th was announced, as per the 30W rule. For Canberra, this turned out to be a most excellent and central location. Within the parliamentary triangle, and yet in a public park!
Triangle man?
Canberra is a planned city. Part of the plan is the central so-called "parliamentary triangle". This is a triangle with apexes on the centers of government, military, and people. (Parliament House is at once corner, the main military offices are on another, and the CBD is on the third)
This triangle is then split by a lake, and filled with a number of government offices, buildings of national interest (National Gallery, National Library, High Court, National Film and Sound Archives, National Science and Technology Centre, Old Parliament House, and so on). The remainder of the space is full of well tended gardens.
It is in one of these gardens that the hashpoint fell.
The People
Normally we Canberrans only write up a geohash page after a visit. But this one is such a neat location, I can't help it. :)
Those planning to visit include...
