| Boulia Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Boulia | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°54′35″S 139°54′24″E / 22.9097°S 139.9066°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 314 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.025/km2 (5.243/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1879 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4829 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 161.8 m (531 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 155.1 km2 (59.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Boulia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Boulia (/ˈbʊliə/) is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Boulia had a population of 314 people.[1]
Boulia is the administrative centre of the Boulia Shire, population approximately 600, which covers an area of 61,176 square kilometres (23,620 sq mi).
The area is best known for sightings of the Min Min lights,[4] mysterious shimmering lights that appear at night[tone]. The lights are said to be caused by atmospheric refraction that occurs when cold air is trapped below warmer air,[5] a phenomenon known as Fata Morgana.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Boulia (town) (entry 3993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Boulia (locality) – 12 September 2015 (entry 42339)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government.
- ^ Tim the Yowie Man (2001). "Spook of the Min Min Light". The adventures of Tim the Yowie Man cryptonaturalist. Sydney, Australia: Random House Australia. p. 256. ISBN 174051078X.
- ^ "Science logic spoils outback mystery". The Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia. 22 April 2003.