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17.8 °C. 64 °F. 1,606.9 mm. 63.3 in. Mackay (/ məˈkaɪ / [3][4][5]) is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. [6][7] It is located about 970 kilometres (603 mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these ...
Aerial view of Mackay Harbour, circa 1939. When Mackay was first settled, ships came into port in the Pioneer River. However, by 1884, there were problems accommodating larger ships in the river. Although a new port had been desired since 1887, there was no progress in building one until the Australian Government provided a grant of £250,000 ...
Yuwibara. The Yuwibara, also written Yuibera and Juipera and also known as Yuwi, after their language, are an Aboriginal Australian people, originating from the area around present-day Mackay, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. [1][2] Traditional lands of various Australian Aboriginal tribes around Gladstone.
Seaforth is a small holiday and fishing town located 35 kilometres (22 mi) north-northwest of Mackay. Finlaysons Point is a headland at the northernmost of the locality (20.8766°S 148.9509°E). [4] The coastline near the point and extending along the north-east coastline is a sandy beach.
McEwens Beach is a coastal town and rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of McEwens Beach had a population of 159 people. [ 1 ]
The Pioneer Valley, one of Australia's largest sugar producing areas has always had the largest South Sea Islander population in Queensland. They began arriving in the Mackay district from 1867, and by 1875 there were about 1700 in the area, comprising 45 percent of the total population. Over two thousand Islanders still reside in the Mackay ...
Geography. [] As the name suggests, East Mackay is the suburb to the east of the city centre. It is flat low-lying coastal land (less than 10 metres above sea level). It is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north and the Coral Sea to the east. [ 3 ] There is a sandy beach along the foreshore to the sea known as Town Beach.
Characteristic. Fl W 7.5s. Creal Reef Light is an active lighthouse located at Creal Reef, a planar reef about 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It guides ships outgoing from Mackay into Hydrographers Passage, a deep water channel east of Mackay. [1] The structure is a stainless steel tower, which also serves as a ...