The latest DigitalGlobe 2007 satellite imagery for Australia has sections of the continent mapped at 2.44 metres per pixel. This is taken by the QuickBird II satallite and is the highest resolution civilian multi-spectral imagery currently available. Check out this image of Burke and Wills Bridge on Cooper Creek......
The imagery is captured by the QuickBird 2 satellite which orbits the earth at an altitude of 450km and collects imagery covering one million square kilometers each week.
Visit Burke and Wills locations with Google Earth
Click on the .kmz placemarks to go to the locations using Google Earth.
(Note: Only locations with DigitalGlobe 2.44 metre-per-pixel
coverage are included. New locations will be added as the imagery on Google Earth is upgraded.)
Royal Park Departure point for the Expedition |
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Camp 14 The Burke and Wills Clump Heritage Listed Site |
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The Dig Tree on Cooper Creek Heritage Listed Site |
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Camp 119 at the Gulf of Carpentaria | |||
Burke's Grave on Cooper Creek | |||
Burke and Wills grave at Melbourne General Cemetery |
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Ballarat Memorial Fountain | |||
Bendigo Burke & Wills Monument | |||
Castlemaine Burke & Wills Monument | |||
Fryerstown Burke & Wills Institute | |||
Beechworth Burke Museum | |||
Across Australia with Burke & Wills by Paul Dorsey |
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Google Earth is a free program which can be downloaded HERE. |
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