Buchan (Vic.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Buchan (Vic.)
Coordinates
148.167 148.167 -37.4833 -37.4833 (gooearth )
E1481100 E1481100 S0373000 S0373000 (geonames )
Associated country
Norfolk Island
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 153743972
Wikidata: Q4982529
Library of congress: n 91092576
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 37°30ʹ00ʺS 148°11ʹ00ʺE)
  • Bukan-Mungie, 1989:t.p. (Buchan) p. 8 (area called Bukan-Mungie by local Aborigines; reference to district and town; spelled Buchan since at least 1884)
  • Aust. gaz., 1975(Buchan; pop. pl. in Victoria)
  • Col. Lipp. gaz., 1952(Buchan; village in SE Victoria)

Wikipedia description:

Buchan ( BUCK-ən) is a town in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town is situated adjacent to the Buchan River, in the Shire of East Gippsland, upstream from the river's junction with the Snowy River. At the 2011 census, Buchan and the surrounding area had a population of 385. The town is most well known for the limestone Buchan Caves.

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