Southern Cross
Southern Cross is a town in Western Australia, 371 kilometres east of state capital Perth on the Great Eastern Highway. It was founded in 1888 after gold prospectors Richard Greaves and Ted Paine during their October 1887 expedition successfully found gold, and gazetted in 1890.
- Village with about 570 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 360 metres (1,160 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code SQC
- Description: town in Western Australia
- Also known as“Southern Cross, Western Australia”“Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Discover Our Lady of Montserrat, Southern Cross and Court House & Registrar’s Office.
Court House & Registrar’s Office
Court House & Registrar’s Office is a building.
Southern Cross Post Office
Southern Cross Post Office is a building.
Southern Cross
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Latitude
-31.22827° or 31° 13′ 42″ south
Longitude
119.32778° or 119° 19′ 40″ east
UN/LOCODE
AU SQC
Open location code
4PWXQ8CH+M4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Southern Cross” goes by many names.
ساوثرن كروسArabic
Southern CrossAsturian
Southern CrossCebuano
Соузерн КроссChechen
Southern CrossDutch
Southern Cross (Shire of Yilgarn)Dutch
Southern Cross, Western AustraliaDutch
ساوثرن كروسEgyptian Arabic
קרוס הדרומיתHebrew
Southern CrossItalian
サザン・クロスJapanese
ساوترن کراسPersian
ساوترن کراس، استرالیای غربیPersian
Southern CrossPolish
Саутерн-КроссRussian
Southern CrossSamogitian
Southern CrossSwedish
Southern Cross, Western AustraliaSwedish
سدرن کراس، مغربی آسٹریلیاUrdu
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