Place:Boulia, Queensland, Australia

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NameBoulia
TypeTown
Coordinates22.9°S 139.883°E
Located inQueensland, Australia
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alderley
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Boulia is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Boulia, Queensland, Australia. In the , Boulia had a population of 301 people.

Boulia is the administrative centre of the Boulia Shire, population approximately 600, which covers an area of .

The area is best known for sightings of the Min Min lights, mysterious shimmering lights that appear at night. The lights are said to be caused by atmospheric refraction that occurs when cold air is trapped below warmer air, a phenomenon known as Fata Morgana.

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