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0:00 Intro
0:29 Geography
1:20 Telegraph Station
2:17 Why is it UTC+8:45?
2:27 ACWST Today
3:33 ACWST Missing From Maps
4:34 Sign-off
Australian Central Western Standard Time (ACWST) or 'Border Time' is UTC+8:45. So where is it, why does it exist, and why is it missing from lots of maps? Find out about Australia's tiny timezone.
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Credits
Australian timezones map: Chuq CCBYSA
Australian timezones map: whichtimezones.com (used for fair use for criticism and review)
Australian timezones map: Responsible? CCBYSA
ACWST sign photo: Greg Lehey CCBYSA4.0
Eucla telegraph Station: CCBY2.0 eileenmak Flickr
Eucla telegraph station: Robyn Jay CCBYSA2.0
Nullarbor cliffs photo: CCBY2.0 Chris Fithall Flickr
Nullarbor sign photo: CCBY2.0 Steve Flickr
Nullarbor landscape photo: CCBYSA2.0 Robyn Jay Flickr
World timezones map: NIST (editorial use only)
Sources
Here is the exact location of the ACWST sign on the western side on Google Maps Streetview: goo.gl/maps/52...
Some more info here: www.abc.net.au...
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