Edmonton (Edmonton)
Edmonton is a town and suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Edmonton had a population of 10,753 people.
Edmonton is located 13.1 km by road south-southwest of the Cairns CBD. It is within the Cairns Region local government area.
The Bruce Highway passes from the south (Mount Peter / Wrights Creek) to the north (Mount Sheridan / White Rock) through the centre of the suburb and the North Coast railway line passes from south to north through Edmonton parallel and to the east of the highway. The suburb is served by Edmonton railway station (-17.0197°N, 145.745°W) and Queerah railway station (-17.0047°N, 145.7447°W). A cane tramway network delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill at Gordonvale.
The average elevation of Edmonton, Cairns is 16.8 metres (55.1 feet) above sea level.
Edmonton is located 13.1 km by road south-southwest of the Cairns CBD. It is within the Cairns Region local government area.
The Bruce Highway passes from the south (Mount Peter / Wrights Creek) to the north (Mount Sheridan / White Rock) through the centre of the suburb and the North Coast railway line passes from south to north through Edmonton parallel and to the east of the highway. The suburb is served by Edmonton railway station (-17.0197°N, 145.745°W) and Queerah railway station (-17.0047°N, 145.7447°W). A cane tramway network delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill at Gordonvale.
The average elevation of Edmonton, Cairns is 16.8 metres (55.1 feet) above sea level.
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The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately 65,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Arriving by sea, they settled the continent and had formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world. Australia's written history commenced with the European maritime exploration of Australia. The Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon was the first known European to reach Australia, in 1606. In 1770, the British explorer James Cook mapped and claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain, and the First Fleet of British ships arrived at Sydney in 1788 to establish the penal colony of New South Wales. The European population grew in subsequent decades, and by the end of the 1850s gold rush, most of the continent had been explored by European settlers and an additional five self-governing British colonies established. Democratic parliaments were gradually established through the 19th century, culminating with a vote for the federation of the six colonies and foundation of the Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901. Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and wealthy market economy.
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AUD | Australian dollar | $ | 2 |
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