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Bamaga Destination Guide

Delve into Bamaga in Australia

Bamaga in the region of Queensland is located in Australia - some 1,738 mi or ( 2796 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Bamaga

Local time in Bamaga is now 06:41 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Kerema, and Daru. While being here, you might want to check out Kerema . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Bamaga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Cape York - Gunshot Creek

2:20 min by francois Berquin
Views: 10952 Rating: 4.83

Trip to Cape York in September, Frenchman's Track and all the OTL. South to North, all and North to South, Oh Ye! Beautiful Aussie Swag Camper I LUV it. Check the other one au.youtube.com and Simpson ..

Cape York Adventure - The Preview

3:46 min by BushmanProductionsAU
Views: 4072 Rating: 4.88

G'day, Welcome to the preview of my "Cape York Adventure". In June 2008 I spent 3 weeks travelling Cape York in my 200tdi Land Rover Defender 110 Station Wagon, starting in Cairns and working my way t ..


Aboriginal dancers from Injinoo, Cape York, Australia

9:12 min by luitzenk
Views: 2181 Rating: 4.00

ozoutback.com.au Men and boys from Injinoo, a community at the top of Cape York in Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Giringun Festival in Cardwell. They march onto ..

Seisia Sunset, 2012

2:50 min by aussieswag2
Views: 316 Rating: 0.00

Fish and Chips on the beach at Seisa watching the sunset .... ahhhhhhh ... ..


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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.89 142.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Local Government Areas of Queensland

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.88 142.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Aboriginal communities in Queensland, Australian Aboriginal placenames, Far North Queensland, Populated places established in 1947, Torres Strait Island communities, Torres Strait Island culture, Towns in 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.87 142.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Aboriginal communities in Queensland, Far North Queensland, Towns in Queensland

Injinoo, Queensland

Injinoo Aboriginal Community was an Aboriginal settlement and later Anglican mission established on Cape York by a community led by a Wuthathi man, Allelic Whitesand. At the 2006 census, Injinoo had a population of 416. Although self-sufficient, through fishing and gardening, the Community made requests to the then Church of England to establish a mission and school. Queensland government officials allowed the community to function through an elected Council.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.91 142.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Aboriginal communities in Queensland, Australian Aboriginal missions, Far North Queensland, Indigenous Australian reserves, Towns 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -10.80 142.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Far North Queensland, Important Bird Areas of Queensland

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Bamaga