Archer River Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 13°21′10″S142°36′24″E / 13.3527°S 142.6066°E Coordinates: 13°21′10″S142°36′24″E / 13.3527°S 142.6066°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 22 (2016 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.00235/km2 (0.00607/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9,381.3 km2 (3,622.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Archer River is a rural locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Archer River had a population of 22 people. [1]
This inland locality takes its name from the Archer River which flows from east to west across the locality towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Oyala Thumotang National Park (formerly known as Mungkan Kandju National Park and Archer Bend National Park) is in the south-west of the locality. [3]
The Peninsula Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions within Archer River from the Peninsula Developmental Road. At 13°04′49″S142°46′06″E / 13.0804°S 142.7682°E there is a turn-off towards the north onto the Telegraph Road towards Bamaga at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. At 13°10′24″S142°50′37″E / 13.1733°S 142.8435°E there is a turn-off towards the north-east on Portland Road to the Lockhart River community on the Coral Sea coast.
Kaanju (also known as Kaanju and Kandju) is a language of Cape York. The Kaanju language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council. [4]
Linngithigh (also known as Winda Winda and Linginiti) an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Linngithigh people. The Linngithigh language region includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council: Western Cape York, Winda Winda Creek, Mission River, and Archer River. [5]
In the 2016 census Archer River had a population of 22 people. [1]
The Archer River Roadhouse ( 13°26′16″S142°56′30″E / 13.4379°S 142.9416°E ) is located on the Peninsula Developmental Road immediately south of the Archer River. It provides accommodation, laundry, meals, fuel, minor motor vehicle repairs, and internet access. [6]
Archer River has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Oyala Thumotang, formerly Mungkan Kandju National Park, is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 1,914 kilometres (1,189 mi) northwest of Brisbane.
Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia. The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle. The relatively undisturbed eucalyptus-wooded savannahs, tropical rainforests and other types of habitat are now recognised and preserved for their global environmental significance. Although much of the peninsula remains pristine, with a diverse repertoire of endemic flora and fauna, some of its wildlife may be threatened by industry and overgrazing as well as introduced species and weeds.
Laura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Laura had a population of 228 people.
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The Shire of Cook is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland.
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The McIlwraith Range is a rugged, dissected granite plateau on the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland, Australia. Part of the Great Dividing Range, the McIlwraith Range covers about 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and lies about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the town of Coen, and 550 kilometres (340 mi) north of Cairns. The Archer and Stewart Rivers rise in the range, with the Archer draining the range's western slopes into the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Stewart draining east into the Coral Sea. The range receives an annual rainfall of about 1,500 millimetres (59 in).
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