Betoota Queensland | |
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Coordinates | 25°41′37″S 140°44′40″E / 25.69361°S 140.74444°E |
Population | 3 (2023)[1] |
Established | 1887 |
Postcode(s) | 4482 |
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Diamantina |
State electorate(s) | Gregory |
Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
Betoota is a ghost town within the locality of Birdsville, in the Shire of Diamantina, in the Channel Country of Central West Queensland, Australia.[2] Betoota is situated on a gibber plain (a stony desert plain) 170 kilometres (110 mi) east of Birdsville and 227 kilometres (141 mi) west of Windorah.
The town has been designated as Australia's smallest.[3] The only facilities in Betoota are a racetrack, a dry weather airstrip, a cricket field, and the Betoota Hotel.[4] Visitors are drawn to the town during the annual Simpson Desert Carnival which is held in September.[4][5]
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