Australian Parliament House Sundial, Canberra, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Tealby
S 35° 18.330 E 149° 07.458
55H E 693137 N 6091007
Bronze Armillary Sphere Sundial - presented to the people of Australia by the Country Women's Association.
Waymark Code: WM1QE9
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date Posted: 06/23/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Blue Man
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The shadow of the gnomon on the numbered scale gives a reading of local apparent time.

The sundial was created by Hendrik Forster.

The sundial is located outside the Australian Parliament House, on the corner of Parliament Drive and Constitution Avenue.
Sundial Type: Armillary Sphere - series of rings in plane of equator

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