Delve into Pormpuraaw
Pormpuraaw in Pormpuraaw (Queensland) is a town located in Australia about 1,483 mi (or 2,387 km) north of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Time in Pormpuraaw is now 09:46 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Brisbane with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Pormpuraaw. The closest airport in Australia is Pormpuraaw Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 1 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
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Total Solar Eclipse - Pormpuraaw
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Pormpuraaw, Queensland
Pormpuraaw is an Aboriginal community situated on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula approximately half way between Karumba and Weipa on the Edward River. It is 650 kilometres by road from Cairns. Pormpuraaw currently has a 2-man police station. According to the 2006 census, the population of the community was 600, with 536 of them being indigenous persons
Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw
The Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw is a special local government area which is located on western Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. It is managed under a Deed of Grant in Trust under the Local Government (Community Government Areas) Act 2004.
Diocese of Carpentaria
The Anglican Diocese of Carpentaria was an Anglican diocese in northern Australia from 1900 to 1996. It included most of northern Queensland, the islands of the Torres Strait and, until 1968, all of the Northern Territory. The see was based at Quetta Cathedral on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait. The diocese's first bishop was Gilbert White and the last was Anthony Hall-Matthews.