Pinnacles National Park is a protected area in the localities of Hervey Range and Granite Vale in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. [1]
Pinnacles National Park is a 1,337-hectare (3,300-acre) site ( 19°25′26″S146°34′19″E / 19.424°S 146.572°E ) on the ridge and eastern slopes of the Hervey Range. [2]
The park was gazetted on March 2011 as the start of an effort to protect the rugged bushland character of Townsville's scenic rim. It is named for the exposed granite batholiths. [1]
The park protects an endangered plant Sannantha papillosa and an endangered bird, Poephila cincta (black-throated finch). [1]
Magnetic Island is an island 8 kilometres (5 mi) offshore from the city of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. This 52 km2 (20.1 sq mi) mountainous island in Cleveland Bay has effectively become a suburb of Townsville, with 2,335 permanent residents. The island is accessible from Townsville Breakwater to Nelly Bay Harbour by ferry. There is a large 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) National Park and bird sanctuary and walking tracks can be taken between the populated bays and to a number of tourist destinations such as the World War II forts.
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Rowes Bay is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Rowes Bay had a population of 573 people.
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Condon is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Condon had a population of 5,779 people.
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Kelso is a suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kelso had a population of 10,538 people.
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Pinnacles Gallery is an art space located within the Riverway Arts Centre at Riverway, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its mission is "to make sure its programs are contemporary, engaging, accessible, interactive and enjoyable".
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Bohle Plains is a locality in Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Bohle Plains had a population of 3,205 people.
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Dotswood is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Dotswood had a population of 101 people.
Granite Vale is a rural locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Granite Vale had a population of 0 people.