42° South Ross, Tasmania, Australia
By whitewebbs on 06-Dec-16. Waypoint GA8836

The boundary that divides

At GZ is a set of interpretative boards that make interesting reading.

42° S the boundary that divides

42° S the boundary that never was

42° S the boundary that lingers

42° S the boundary that moves

A little known fact is Van Diemen's Land was divided by the 42nd parallel into two counties in 1804. The 42nd parallel is about 3.46 km north of this site.

Please answer the following questions from the interpretative boards and select the correct answers by choosing questions and answers under Actions on the RH side of the cache page. When you select the answers correctly you will receive a code to log to claim a smiley.

1. When Van Diemen's Land was divided at the 42nd parallel what name was given to the county North of the parallel? (taken from The Colonial Divide board)

(a) Cornwall

(b) Paterson

(c) Tamar

(d) Dalrymple

2. When Van Diemen's Land was divided at the 42nd parallel what name was given to the county South of the parallel? (taken from The Colonial Divide board)

(a) Bass

(b) Buckinghamshire

(c) Risdon

(d) Derwent

(3) The 42° South line of latitude passes through Tasmania, the South Island of New Zealand, Chile and which other country? (taken from 42° S - A Line of Latitude board)

(a) Argentina

(b) South Africa

(c) Brazil

(d) Mexico

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