Dunk
District of Wongaling Beach
in Cassowary Coast of Queensland, Australia
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Great Barrier Reef (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -17.913 and 146.096 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -17° 54' 47" and E 146° 5' 46"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:28 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:32 am and 9:51 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 17.050 and -25.333 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Botija - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Dunk
The district Dunk of Wongaling Beach in Cassowary Coast (Queensland) is a district in Australia about 1,211 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 22°C / 71 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 11% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1018 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
26°C (78 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
26°C (79 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
22°C (72 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Dunk Island Resort
Mission Beach Shores
Mission Beach Resort
Hibiscus Lodge Bed & Breakfast
Castaways Resort & Spa Mission Beach
Licuala Lodge
Driftwood Bed and Breakfast
Videos from this area
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My first tandem skydive in Mission Beach
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Clump Mountain National Park
Clump Mountain is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1287 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.
Edmund Kennedy National Park
Edmund Kennedy is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1269 km northwest of Brisbane. The national park is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. It was named after Edmund Kennedy, a mid-nineteenth century explorer. The park protects part of the coastline between the mouths of the Tully River and Meunga Creek at Rockingham Bay. Waters adjacent to the park belong to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Family Islands National Park
The Family Islands are a group of continental islands lying a short distance off the coast, about mid-way between Cairns and Townsville, in Far North Queensland, Australia. Most of the area has been designated as a national park. The islands were given their collective name and also English names by Captain Cook when he sailed through the area in 1770. The island group are continental islands. They were part of the mainland until roughly 8,000 years ago when the sea level rose.
Hull River National Park
Hull River is a national park in Queensland, 1275 km northwest of Brisbane. GIS mapping data from Queensland Department of Natural Resources (2002) showed an area of 3,240 hectares, of which about 2,100 hectares are estuarine mangroves, with the remainder being swamp forests dominated by Melaleuca and specialist Eucalypt species. Rainfall averages 3,600 mm per year.
Maria Creek National Park
Maria Creek is a national park in Far North Queensland, Australia, 1292 km northwest of Brisbane. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.
Mission Beach, Queensland
Mission Beach is a small village along the Coral Sea in Queensland, Australia. The popular tourist destination of Dunk Island lies 4 km offshore.
Dunk Island
Dunk Island lies 4 km off the Australian east coast, opposite the town of Mission Beach. The island forms part of the Family Islands National Park and is in the larger Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The island is surrounded by reefs and has a diverse population of birds. Aborigines once used the island as a source of food. Europeans first settled on the island in 1897. Dunk Island was used by the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
Hudson Island
Hudson Island is the southernmost island of the Family Islands group and located approximately 20 km East of Tully Heads. The Aboriginal name for this island is Coolah Island. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has deemed this island a Sensitive Location and limits visits to two per week.
Bowden Island
Bowden Island is one of the southern islands of the Family Islands group and located approximately 20 km East of Tully Heads. The Aboriginal name for this island is Budg-Joo Island. The GBRMPA has deemed this island a Sensitive Location and limited visits to 2 per week.
Wheeler Island (Queensland)
Wheeler Island is part of the southern group of islands in the Family Islands group and located approximately 15 km East of Tully Heads. The Aboriginal name for this island is Toolgbar Island. The GBRMPA has deemed this island a Sensitive Location and limited visits to 2 per week.
Bedarra Island
Privately owned Bedarra Island island is in the heart of the Family Islands National Park, off the Queensland coast in Australia. The granite island was part of the mainland before the last sea level rise began 8,000 years ago. Noel Wood, an Australian landscape artist, purchased East Bedarra in the late 1930s and over time it was developed into a popular luxury tourist destination.
Thorpe Island
Thorpe Island is one of the middle islands of the Family Islands group and located approximately 15km East of Tully Heads. The alternate name for this island is Timana Island. In 1770 Captain James Cook discovered The Family Group of Islands. The largest he named "The Father Isle" and titled it Dunk Island, the second largest he named "The Mother Isle", now Bedarra, and the smallest islands where the children, Timana Island the baby, the Twins and the triplets.
Kumboola Island
Kumboola Island is in the Family Islands group and located approximately 15 km North East of Tully Heads and immediately south of Dunk Island. It is part of the Family Islands National Park. It is around 6 hectares or 0.06 square km in size. The island contains areas of rainforest and transitional forests where eucalypt species are emerging.
Tully River
The Tully River is a river situated within the Cassowary Coast Region of North Queensland, named after William Alcock Tully, Surveyor General of Queensland from 1875 to 1889. The Bruce Highway crosses the river south of Tully. Tully Gorge and Tully Falls are located on the river near Ravenshoe and preserved within the Tully Gorge National Park. The Kareeya Hydro Power Station was built on the Tully River. In 1960 the Koombooloomba Dam was constructed on the Tully River.
El Arish, Queensland
El Arish is a small town in Queensland, Australia named after a city in Egypt where the Australian Light Horse saw action in December 1916 and which was later developed as a major base area. At the 2006 census, El Arish had a population of 232. The town was founded in 1921 as a Soldier settlement area. The area was later settled by Italian Australians who worked in the sugar cane fields. Today, the area is home to banana plantations.
Tam O'Shanter Point
Tam O'Shanter Point is a headland located in Queensland, Australia on the north-eastern part of Rockingham Bay. It is part of the Coastal Wet Tropics Important Bird Area, identified as such by BirdLife International because of its importance for the conservation of lowland tropical rainforest birds.
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