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North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity.
Capricorn Coast – a section of the Central Queensland coastline near the Tropic of Capricorn. Maranoa – a district that is sometimes referred to as the Western Darling Downs, in South West Queensland. The Marlin Coast – a coastal area centred on Cairns. North West Queensland – the area around Mt Isa.
View from Daintree National Park, 2009. Various government departments and agencies have different definitions for the region. The Queensland Government department of Trade and Investment Queensland defines the region as an area comprising the following 25 local government areas; Aurukun, Burke, Cairns, Carpentaria, Cassowary Coast, Cook, Croydon, Doomadgee, Douglas, Etheridge, Hope Vale ...
Eastern Queensland is dominated by the Great Dividing Range in contrast to the low-relief of western areas. East of the Great Dividing Range is a narrow coastal strip, known as the Australian north-east coast drainage division which contains most of the state's population.
The climate of the north of Australia ranges from arid (Köppen BWh) in the south to monsoonal (Köppen Aw) in the Top End and Kimberley. On the eastern coast, however, the climate is much more humid and ranges from humid sub-tropical (Köppen Cfa around Brisbane and Cwa further north) to humid tropical (Köppen Am and Af) in the Wet Tropics ...
Halifax Bay is a region located around a bay in the Coral Sea, situated on the Australian coast in North Queensland.It is bordered by the town of Ingham to the north, city of Townsville to the south and Great Palm Island off the coast to the east.
Impacted areas are dotted along the 735-kilometer (456 mile) stretch of the Queensland coast from Cairns – a gateway to the Great Barrier Reef - to Mackay, with the city of Townsville, Ingham ...
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, [1] it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of the Sunshine Coast). It is unofficially considered the capital of North Queensland.