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Explore Iron Range in Australia

Iron Range in the region of Queensland is a place in Australia - some 1,602 mi or ( 2578 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .

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Time in Iron Range is now 07:42 PM (Thursday) . 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: Port Moresby, Daru, and Lockhart River. Since you are here already, consider visiting Port Moresby . Where to go and what to see in Iron Range ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Kutini-Payamu (Iron Range) National Park

Iron Range is a National Park located in Queensland, Australia, 1,940 km northwest of Brisbane and 100 km east of Weipa in the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. Within the National Park is the Iron Range (Lockhart River Resources Reserve), Scrubby Creek mining site and the Lockhart River Aboriginal Reserve. During World War II several Australian Army units were stationed in the area.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -12.66 143.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1977 establishments in Australia, Important Bird Areas of Queensland, Military history of Australia during World War II, National parks of Far North Queensland, Protected areas established in 1977

Lockhart River air disaster

The Lockhart River air disaster refers to the controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) in Queensland, Australia of a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner commuter aircraft at 11:44 am on 7 May 2005. The aircraft, registered VH-TFU, owned by Transair Ltd and operated by Aerotropics, was on approach to land at Lockhart River Airport in far-north Queensland, Australia when it struck the ridge known as South Pap, 6 nautical miles (11 km) north-east of the Airport.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -12.74 143.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: 2005 in Australia, Accidents and incidents involving the Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner, Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain, Aviation accidents and incidents in 2005, Aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, Disasters in Queensland

Lockhart River, Queensland

Lockhart River is a coastal Aboriginal community situated on the eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in Queensland, Australia. The population consists mostly of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, whose ancestors were forcibly moved to the area beginning in 1924. At the 2006 census, Lockhart River had a population of 542. It is 800 km north by road from Cairns and approximately 2550 km by road north of Brisbane. Lockhart River is the northern most town on the east coast of Australia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -12.79 143.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Aboriginal communities in Queensland, Far North Queensland, Towns in Queensland

Lloyd Island

Lloyd Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Lloyd Bay between Lockhart River and Cape Direction, Queensland, Australia. Lloyd Island is a popular subject for Aboriginal artists such as Adrian King.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -12.76 143.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Islands on the Great Barrier Reef

Sunter Island

Sunter Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in Lloyd Bay between LockhartRiver and Cape Direction, Queensland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -12.78 143.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Islands on the Great Barrier Reef