Australia's Tiny Hidden Timezone - UTC+
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 Published On Jan 12, 2023

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: https://goo.gl/maps/52B6yS6TfLVz4wiw8
Some more info here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-0...

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