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Discover Palm Island in Australia
Palm Island in the region of Queensland is a place located in Australia - some 1,154 mi or ( 1857 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .
Local time in Palm Island is now 03:19 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: and . When in this area, you might want to check out . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Palm Island ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Pommies Pulling in Monster of the Deep
recent trip with a couple of pommy mates, who have sent a lot of time fishing and well they thought they had caught the great monster of the deep!!!! ..
Cathy Freeman on Palm Island
Watch this video and see why Cathy Freeman loves to go to Palm Island ..
Townsville Disaster Information DVD - ATSIC Version
Townsville's migrant and Indigenous communities can better prepare for cyclone season thanks to a new resource developed by Townsville City Council in time for 2012's cyclone season. Council has launc ..
Orpheus Island Photography Workshop
Orpheus Island Photography Workshop North Queensland ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island
The Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island is a special local government area of Queensland, Australia, managed by the Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council under a Deed of Grant in Trust granted to the community on 27 October 1986. It is located on Palm Island, near the north Queensland city of Townsville. The council was previously the Palm Island Community Council. The Community Council had far fewer powers and was reliant on revenue from alcohol sales from the canteen.
Located at -18.74 146.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Palm Island, Queensland
Palm Island is an Aboriginal community located on Great Palm Island, also called by the Aboriginal name "Bwgcolman", an island on the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland, Australia The settlement is also known by a variety of other names including "the Mission", Palm Island Settlement or Palm Community. Palm Island is often termed a classic "tropical paradise" given its natural endowments, but it has had a troubled history since the European settlement of Australia.
Located at -18.73 146.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Solomon Dam
One of the three man-made bodies of fresh water on Palm Island, Queensland.
Located at -18.72 146.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Bamboo Dam
There are three man-made bodies of fresh water on Great Palm Island, Queensland, Australia. Bamboo Dam is located at the peak of Mount Bentley.
Located at -18.73 146.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Great Palm Island
Great Palm Island, also known as Palm Island, or by the Aboriginal name Bwgcolman; is a tropical island with a resident community of about 2,000 people. The island has an area of 55 km . The official area figure of 70.9 km² refers to Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island and includes nine smaller islands. It is in Queensland, Australia, off the east coast of northern Queensland, situated 65 kilometres northwest of Townsville, and 800 kilometres north of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Located at -18.74 146.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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Information of geographic nature is based on public data provided by geonames.org, CIA world facts book, Unesco, DBpedia and wikipedia. Weather is based on NOAA GFS.