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The islands and reefs of the Capricorn and Bunker Group are situated astride the Tropic of Capricorn at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef, approximately 80 kilometres east of Gladstone, which is situated on the central coast of the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.
The Division of Capricornia is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Capricornia is a traditionally a Labor -voting electorate, having been Labor-held for 72 years of the 100 years since 1922.
The Queensland Police Service have stations that service the Capricorn Coast at Emu Park, Yeppoon, and Lakes Creek (suburb of North Rockhampton). [67] Queensland Fire and Rescue has permanently staffed stations in Emu Park and Yeppoon. [68] The Royal Flying Doctor Service is based at Rockhampton Airport and services all of Central Queensland. [69]
Central Queensland includes the Bowen Basin which is rich in high quality coking coal, the Port of Gladstone produces 40% of the state's export earnings, the Fitzroy River is the second-largest river system in Australia and commands significant water resources such as Fairbairn Dam. Gladstone has a significant aluminium smelter.
Tryon Island is a coral cay located in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 86 km northeast of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and 465 km north of the state capital Brisbane. The island is a protected area and forms part of Capricornia Cays National Park. It is part of the Capricornia Cays Important Bird Area. [2]
Capricornia, Queensland, a region of the coast located around Rockhampton, Queensland; Division of Capricornia, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives based around the region; Capricornia, a proposed new Australian State based in northern Queensland
Wreck Island is a small coral cay.It is located near the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern Great Barrier Reef, 93 km due north east of Gladstone, Queensland, Australia, and 460 km north of the state capital Brisbane.
Capricorn Coast is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia. [1] Geography. The park is 535 km northwest of Brisbane.