Port Stewart, Queensland

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Port Stewart
Queensland
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Port Stewart
Coordinates 14°04′01″S143°41′10″E / 14.0669°S 143.6861°E / -14.0669; 143.6861 (Port Stewart (town centre)) Coordinates: 14°04′01″S143°41′10″E / 14.0669°S 143.6861°E / -14.0669; 143.6861 (Port Stewart (town centre))
Postcode(s) 4892
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Shire of Cook
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt

Port Stewart is a town in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [1] The town is within the locality of Coen. [2]

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Geography

The town is adjacent to the Stewart River. There are only a few buildings in the town. [3]

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References

  1. "Port Stewart – population centre in Cook Shire (entry 32378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 January 2021.