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Shiptons Flat in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 1,367 mi or ( 2200 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Shiptons Flat is now 05:13 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Rossville, Helenvale, Ayton, Wujal Wujal, and Bloomfield. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Rossville . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Shiptons Flat ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Liquid Gold
A trip inside ourselves. A vision of universal harmony. Being a part of everything... We cannot touch a flower without disturbing a star.... The music of Global Beat underline the feeling of peace, sp ..
Birds of Australia
A look at some Australian birds in their wild environment. This film is taken in many different part of that vast country. The music of Global Beat underline the emotions and poetry of the wild space. ..
Bloomfield
Bloomfield is 32 Km north of Cape Tribulation, in the tropical far north Queensland in Australia. ..
Cooktown Highlights, Far North Queensland
Where to go, what to see and where to eat in and around Cooktown Far North Queensland ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Bloomfield Track
The Bloomfield Track, which is also known as the Coast Road, is a controversial four-wheel-drive road in Far North Queensland, Australia. The road's construction through untouched wilderness was the cause of protests and blockades in the early 1980s. The road was completed in 1984, connecting Cape Tribulation to Cooktown. This route is an alternative to the Mulligan Highway further inland. It passes over the Donovan and Cowie Ranges.
Located at -15.86 145.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Cedar Bay National Park
Cedar Bay is a 56.5 km national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,522 km northwest of Brisbane, 40 km south of Cooktown and accessible only by boat or foot. The park is one of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area series of national parks, and is a gazetted World Heritage site. It is also known as Mangkal-Mangkalba in the dialect of the local Aboriginal population, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji.
Located at -15.78 145.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park
Black Mountain (Kalkajaka) National Park is a 781 hectare protected area in the Queensland,, 25 km south west of Cooktown. It is managed and protected as a national park under the Nature Conservation Act 1992. The main feature of the park, besides the many disappearances, is the mass of granite boulders, some the size of houses. Between the boulders and rocks is an absence of soil so that gaps penetrate inside the mountain. These rocks can become extremely hot.
Located at -15.67 145.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Kuku Nyungkal people
The Kuku Nyungkal people (or Annan River Tribe) are a group of Aboriginal Australians who are the original custodians of the coastal mountain slopes, wet tropical forests, waters, and waterfalls of the Upper Annan River, south of Cooktown, Queensland All Kuku Nyungkal people share in common social descent from ancestors who back to time immemorial have transmitted, from generation to generation, their Kuku Nyungkal dialect, knowledge, names (for people, places, and things), traditions, heritage, plus lore In 1995 Queensland's Aboriginal Land Tribunal, relying on Kuku Nyungkal genealogical material submitted to them, estimated the total population of Kuku Nyungkal people to be "at least 900" (not including those people who had married into Kuku Nyungkal families)
Located at -15.67 145.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Bloomfield River
The Bloomfield River is a river situated in Queensland, north of Daintree. The river enters the sea north of Cape Tribulation and is noted for its Bloomfield River cod fish species, found only in the river. The river estuary is in near pristine conditions. It was originally named "Blomfield's Rivulet" on 26 June 1818 by Phillip Parker King It is prohibited to catch the Bloomfield river cod in Queensland.
Located at -15.92 145.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
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