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Delve into Kuranda in Australia
Kuranda in the region of Queensland with its 1,428 residents is a city in Australia - some 1,294 mi or ( 2082 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .
Current time in Kuranda is now 04:17 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Woree, Stratford, Myola, Kowrowa, and Koah. While being here, make sure to check out Woree . We encountered some video on the web . 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 Kuranda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kuranda Train & Skyrail
Board the famous historic Kuranda Scenic Rail for your experience through some of the oldest rainforest in the world to Kuranda. The train journey will take you through 15 hand carved tunnels, across ..
Kuranda Train including Skyrail attraction and tour
Skyrail Cairns and the The Kuranda Scenic Railway cairns tour, including the Kuranda markets. ..
The Jungle Music Video (Context, Diggis and Jimmy Flipshyt)
Music Video for "The Jungle (Featuring Diggis) - Prod. by Jimmy Flipsht". Performed by Context, Diggis and Jimmy Flipshit and recorded by C. Kennedy. This video was edited and arranged by Jimmy Fliphy ..
Kuranda, village in the rainforest. Australia
Kuranda is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, it is 25 kilometres from Cairns via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by rainforest. It is very touristic, but yo ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kuranda, Queensland
Kuranda is a town on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia, it is 25 kilometres from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park. At the 2006 census, Kuranda had a population of 1,611.
Located at -16.82 145.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Australian Butterfly Sanctuary
The Australian Butterfly Sanctuary is a butterfly zoo and exhibit situated in the centre of Kuranda, Queensland, Australia. Kuranda Butterfly Sanctuary is listed by the Guinness Book of Records as Australia’s largest butterfly flight aviary and exhibit. The sanctuary was conceived, designed, and built by Paul and Susan Wright in 1987. The sanctuary rears only native butterflies of Australia that are bred on the premises.
Located at -16.82 145.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Barron Falls
Barron Falls is where the Barron River makes its descent from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia. Protected within the Barron Gorge National Park, the volume of water seen in the upper photo only occurs after substantial rainfall during the wet season.
Located at -16.83 145.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Barron Gorge National Park
Barron Gorge National Park is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,404 km northwest of Brisbane and 2 km from Kuranda. Barron Gorge is part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The Kuranda Scenic Railway line passes through the park with a station at Barron Falls. One train runs from and returns to Cairns daily. The original weir, constructed in 1934 at the top of the falls, is visible from the station lookout.
Located at -16.84 145.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Stoney Creek Falls
Stoney Creek Falls are found in the Barron Gorge National Park, north-east of Cairns, in Queensland, Australia. The falls are formed where Stoney Creek starts to descend in steps from the shoulders of the gorge. The falls are best known for the curved lattice railway bridge that passes in front of them. This gives passengers aboard the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Savannahlander an excellent view of the falls as their train crosses the creek.
Located at -16.85 145.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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