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Touring Pormpuraaw in Australia
Pormpuraaw in the region of Queensland is located in Australia - some 1,483 mi or ( 2387 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in Pormpuraaw is now 07:31 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: and . Being here already, consider visiting . Check out our recommendations for Pormpuraaw ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at -14.90 141.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at -14.90 141.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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
Located at -14.88 141.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Edward River (Queensland)
The Edward River is a river in Queensland, Australia. The mouth of the Edward River is located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|51|1|S|141|35|26|E|source:enwiki-plaintext-parser |primary |name= }}, on the western shore of Cape York Peninsula, the eastern edge of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The township of Pormpuraaw is 6.5 kilometres south-southeast of its mouth.
Located at -14.85 141.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
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