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Ormiston Gorge, Central Australian outback, Northern Territory

There has been a running joke in Germany for ages that the city of Bielefeld doesn't really exist. Australia now has its own Bielefeld, called Agnes Bluff. Source: Moment RF / Southern Lightscapes-Australia/Getty Images

One search query is particularly popular on Google right now: “Agnes Bluff.” Searchers believe the latter is a town in Australia. But there is a problem with this: The place is a pure invention. SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen still tried to find at least parts of it.

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One search query is particularly popular on Google right now: “Agnes Bluff.” Searchers believe the latter is a town in Australia. But there is a problem with this: The place is a pure invention. SBS correspondent Barbara Barkhausen still tried to find at least parts of it.

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