Belyando, Queensland

Belyando
Belyando; Queensland
	View of the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando, 2015
	Belyando
Coordinates	21°51′02″S146°36′22″E / 21.8505°S 146.6061°E Coordinates: 21°51′02″S146°36′22″E / 21.8505°S 146.6061°E
Area	5,448.3 km2 (2,103.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Isaac Region
State electorate(s)	Burdekin
Federal Division(s)	Capricornia
	Suburbs around Belyando:

Last updated May 23, 2019

Belyando is a locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Geography

The Belyando River passes through the locality from south to north, being fed by a number of tributary creeks. The Belyando River feeds into the Suttor River and then into the Burdekin River which flows into the Coral Sea.^[2]

The Belyando River, including the Belyando River , is a river system located in Central Queensland, Australia. At 1,054 kilometres (655 mi) in length and with a catchment area of 35,000 square kilometres (14,000 sq mi), the Belyando River system is one of the longest rivers in Queensland.

The Suttor River is a river in Central Queensland, Australia. The Belyando River is its main tributary. The river has its origins in the Leichhardt Range, north west of Glenden.

The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upstart Bay over 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the southeast of the source, with a catchment area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres (50,000 sq mi). The Burdekin River is Australia's largest river by (peak) discharge volume.

The Gregory Developmental Road passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-east; the Bowen Developmental Road enters the locality from the north-east and has its junction with the Gregory Developmental Road in the north-east of the locality.^[2] This junction is known as the Belyando Crossing.^[3]

Bowen Developmental Road is a highway in Queensland, Australia. It is part of State Route 77. It has a length of 259 kilometres (161 mi) and extends in northeast-southwest direction from Bowen on the east coast of Australia to the Gregory Developmental Road in Belyando near Nairana National Park.

The Nairana National Park is in the north-east of the locality and the Wilandspey Conservation Park in the north of the locality.^[2]

History

The locality names presumably derives from the Belyando River, where Belyando is believed to an Aboriginal word recorded by explorer and surveyor Thomas Mitchell, where "baal" means "no" and "yan" means "go", spoken by an Aboriginal man trying to stop Mitchell proceeding farther north.^[4]

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, surveyor and explorer of south-eastern Australia, was born at Grangemouth in Stirlingshire, Scotland. In 1827 he took up an appointment as Assistant Surveyor General of New South Wales. The following year he became Surveyor General and remained in this position until his death. Mitchell was knighted in 1839 for his contribution to the surveying of Australia.

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References

↑ "Belyando - locality in Isaac Region (entry 47003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.
1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 July 2017.
↑ "Belyando Crossing - unbounded locality in Isaac Region (entry 2245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ "Belyando River - river in the Charters Towers Region (entry 2246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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[qpnl-1] "Belyando - locality in Isaac Region (entry 47003)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 25 July 2017.

[3] "Belyando Crossing - unbounded locality in Isaac Region (entry 2245)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[4] "Belyando River - river in the Charters Towers Region (entry 2246)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.