Cape York
District of
Queensland - Australia

Possession Island (Queensland)

Possession Island is a small island in the Torres Strait Islands group off the coast of far northern Queensland, Australia. The island is known as Bedanug or Bedhan Lag by its Sovereign Original inhabitants, the Kaurareg people. During his first voyage of discovery James Cook sailed northwards along the east coast of Australia, landing at Botany Bay.

Located at -10.7267, 142.397 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.750 miles away.
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National parks of Queensland, Protected areas established in 1977, Islands of Queensland

Cape York Peninsula

Cape York Peninsula is a large remote peninsula located in Far North Queensland at the tip of the state of Queensland, Australia, the largest unspoilt wilderness in northern Australia and one of the last remaining wilderness areas on Earth.

Located at -10.6833, 142.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.759 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Australia, IBRA regions, Far North Queensland, Arafura Sea, Physiographic provinces, Extreme points of Earth, Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

Horn Island, Queensland

Horn Island (Narupai) is an island in the Torres Strait, in Queensland's north between the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea. At the 2006 census, Horn Island had a population of 585. Church influence: London Missionary Society up until 1915 when the Anglican Church assumed responsibility. Horn Island is known as Nœrupai (colloquially Nurupai) to the Kaurareg ("islander") people and was given its English name by Matthew Flinders in 1802.

Located at -10.6, 142.283 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.744 miles away.
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Torres Strait Islands, Towns in Queensland, Aboriginal communities in Queensland, Far North Queensland, Torres Strait Island culture, Torres Strait Island communities

Bamaga

Bamaga (Kalaw Kawaw Ya), Australian English /ˈbæməɡə/) is a small town about 40 km. from the northern tip of Cape York in the north of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Bamaga had a population of 784.

Located at -10.8833, 142.383 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.746 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Far North Queensland, Torres Strait Island communities, Torres Strait Island culture, Australian Aboriginal placenames, Populated places established in 1947, Aboriginal communities in Queensland

Somerset, Queensland

Somerset is a historical ruin of Somerset homestead, a station established by John Jardine in 1863 and is 35 km north of Bamaga on Cape York in Queensland, Australia. It is a good camping area and day trip with facilities for barbecues. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|44|37|S|142|35|30|E|region:AU_type:city |primary |name= }}

Located at -10.7436, 142.592 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.762 miles away.
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Station (Australian agriculture), Far North Queensland

Albany Island

Albany Island or Pabaju is an island at the very tip of Cape York Peninsula in the Adolphus Channel and part of the Manar Group of islands Queensland, Australia, in the Cape York Peninsula about 20 km East of Bamaga, and 6 km southeast of the tip of Cape York. The island is a part of the Torres Strait Islands; it is about 6 km long and is volcanic with fringing coral reefs. It is said to have been certainly part of the territory of the Djagaraga or Gudang people.

Located at -10.73, 142.605 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.763 miles away.
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Torres Strait Islands, Far North Queensland

New Mapoon, Queensland

New Mapoon is an area south of Seisia and west of Bamaga at the tip of Cape York Peninsula, adjoining the Lockerbie Scrub. At the 2006 census, New Mapoon had a population of 346. The people who live at New Mapoon were forcibly moved from Marpuna in the early 1960s to accommodate mining expansion on their traditional country. They now have historical association and administrative responsibility for a DOGIT area on the traditional country of the Gudang people.

Located at -10.866, 142.386 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.747 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Far North Queensland, Aboriginal communities in Queensland

Lockerbie Scrub

Lockerbie Scrub is a 230 km area of closed forest and woodland, surrounded by open tropical savanna woodland, at the northern tip of the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia.

Located at -10.8019, 142.475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.754 miles away.
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Far North Queensland, Important Bird Areas of Queensland

Northern Peninsula Area Region

The Northern Peninsula Area Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering areas on the northwestern coast of Cape York Peninsula. It was created in March 2008 out of three Aboriginal Shires and two autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform.

Located at -10.8878, 142.388 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.746 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of Queensland, Far North Queensland

Endeavour Strait

The Endeavour Strait is a strait running between the Australian mainland and Prince of Wales Island, in the extreme south of the Torres Strait. It was named in 1770 by explorer James Cook, after his own vessel, The Endeavour, and he used the strait as passage out to the Indian Ocean on his voyage. The Endeavour Strait is approximately thirty statute miles (50 km) in length from its northernmost tip to its southern extremities, and varies from two to six miles (3 to 10 km) in breadth.

Located at -10.7842, 142.289 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.742 miles away.
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Straits of Australia, Torres Strait Island culture, Torres Strait channels and passages

Adolphus Channel

Adolphus Channel or Albany passage is a channel at the north eastern end of Cape York Peninsula, or south eastern portion of the Torres Strait in Queensland. It runs between the Albany Island to the south, and Mount Adolphus Island to the north. Ida Island is north and adjacent to Muddy Bay, while the remaining islets are adjacent to Pioneer Bay on the north east coast of Albany Island.

Located at -10.689, 142.614 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.765 miles away.
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Torres Strait channels and passages