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Cardwell, Queensland
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Cardwell is a coastal town and rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Cardwell had a population of 1,320 people.
The Bruce Highway National Highway 1 and the North Coast railway line are the dominant transport routes; connecting with the Queensland provincial cities of Cairns and Townsville. Cardwell railway station in Bowen Street serves the town (18°16′04″S 146°01′42″E / 18.2679°S 146.0282°E).
The town is a long narrow strip hugging the coast with Greenwood Hill immediately to the west of the town (18°15′50″S 146°00′55″E / 18.2638°S 146.0153°E) rising to 64 metres (210 ft) above sea level.
West of Cardwell the rugged topography of the Cardwell Range intercepts the trade winds resulting in high rainfall. The coastal escarpment is covered in rainforest which transitions to the west to eucalypt woodland and tropical savanna. Cardwell Range biodiversity has been protected by the introduction of Forestry Reserves, National Parks and Queensland World Heritage Wet Tropics Areas.
Seaward lies the Hinchinbrook Channel (18°16′26″S 146°03′47″E / 18.2738°S 146.0631°E) and Rockingham Bay (18°14′18″S 146°03′37″E / 18.2384°S 146.0604°E) which are both are part of the Coral Sea. The Great Barrier Reef is further off-shore to the east.
Islands are visible from Cardwell including protected areas i.e. Hinchinbrook Island, Goold Island and the Brook Islands Group.[citation needed]
Oyster Point is one kilometre south of Cardwell (18°16′38″S 146°02′58″E / 18.2773°S 146.0494°E). This location experienced one of Australia's important conservation battles.
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Cardwell, Queensland
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Cardwell is a coastal town and rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Cardwell had a population of 1,320 people.
The Bruce Highway National Highway 1 and the North Coast railway line are the dominant transport routes; connecting with the Queensland provincial cities of Cairns and Townsville. Cardwell railway station in Bowen Street serves the town (18°16′04″S 146°01′42″E / 18.2679°S 146.0282°E).
The town is a long narrow strip hugging the coast with Greenwood Hill immediately to the west of the town (18°15′50″S 146°00′55″E / 18.2638°S 146.0153°E) rising to 64 metres (210 ft) above sea level.
West of Cardwell the rugged topography of the Cardwell Range intercepts the trade winds resulting in high rainfall. The coastal escarpment is covered in rainforest which transitions to the west to eucalypt woodland and tropical savanna. Cardwell Range biodiversity has been protected by the introduction of Forestry Reserves, National Parks and Queensland World Heritage Wet Tropics Areas.
Seaward lies the Hinchinbrook Channel (18°16′26″S 146°03′47″E / 18.2738°S 146.0631°E) and Rockingham Bay (18°14′18″S 146°03′37″E / 18.2384°S 146.0604°E) which are both are part of the Coral Sea. The Great Barrier Reef is further off-shore to the east.
Islands are visible from Cardwell including protected areas i.e. Hinchinbrook Island, Goold Island and the Brook Islands Group.[citation needed]
Oyster Point is one kilometre south of Cardwell (18°16′38″S 146°02′58″E / 18.2773°S 146.0494°E). This location experienced one of Australia's important conservation battles.