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Cape York Destination Guide

Explore Cape York in Australia

Cape York in the region of Queensland is a place in Australia - some 1,748 mi or ( 2813 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Cape York

Time in Cape York is now 06:00 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kerema, Daru, and New Mapoon. Since you are here already, consider visiting Kerema . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cape York ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cape York Crazy Trip - Pt 1

9:51 min by OutbackAdvTrek
Views: 7370 Rating: 4.44

We had a 10 day leave pass and 1000 beer tickets each. We loaded up the Beemers and headed up the Cape. Man what a trip. Part 1 ..

GALL BOYS - FUNNY PRANKS 'WALKING BRIDGE'

0:41 min by GallBoys
Views: 5048 Rating: 4.76

FULL DVD AVAILABLE - WWW.THEGALLBOYS.COM JOIN US AT - https Dave's first adventure trip filming, and as he was a bit touchy in the bush, spent a few hours telling him how big the wild pigs got up ther ..


Part 6/7 - Jardine River to the Tip - Cape York Adventure

5:51 min by BushmanProductionsAU
Views: 3771 Rating: 5.00

The end of my journey is near. After crossing the Jardine River, I explore the WW11 wrecks around Bamaga, then continue my way to Seisia, a stunningly beautiful community. With the sun rising I take m ..

2 deep river crossings Telegraph track Cape York 2010

0:40 min by dazzla5936
Views: 2613 Rating: 5.00

First is Nolan's Brook and the other was not on the map but was just before Nolan's ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.73 142.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Islands of Queensland, National parks of Queensland, Protected areas established in 1977

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.

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Located at -10.68 142.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Arafura Sea, Extreme points of Earth, Far North Queensland, IBRA regions, Peninsulas of Australia, Physiographic provinces, Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands

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.

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Located at -10.80 142.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Important Bird Areas of 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= }}

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Located at -10.74 142.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Station (Australian agriculture)

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.73 142.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Torres Strait Islands