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Far North Queensland lays claim to over 70 national parks, including Mount Bartle Frere; with a peak of 1,622 metres (5,322 ft) it is the highest peak in both Northern Australia and Queensland. The Far North region is the only region of Australia that is the indigenous country of both Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders .
The Far North region is Queensland's largest region covering 22% of the state's area and includes Cape York Peninsula, the Torres Strait, and the Gulf of Carpentaria. The main population and administrative centre of the region is located in Cairns .
The Northern Peninsula Area Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia, covering areas on the northwestern coast of Cape York Peninsula.It was created in March 2008 out of three Aboriginal Shires and two autonomous Island Councils during a period of statewide local government reform.
The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia.It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia. [1] The land is mostly flat and about half of the area is used for grazing cattle.
Map of Torres Division and adjacent local government areas, March 1902. The Hann Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879. [3] [4] On 30 October 1885, the coastal islands of Hann Division were separated to create Torres Division. [5] [6]
Map of LGAs as of 2014. This is a list of local government areas ... Far North Queensland: 1978 7,424: 1,131 1,131 Cairns Region: Cairns: Far North Queensland: 2008 ...
North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland.Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and its tropical northern part has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity.
The Tablelands Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns.Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas which dated back more than a century.