Normanton
E396101
Normanton is a remote outback town in north-west Queensland, Australia, known as a service centre for the Gulf Country and for its historic railway and crocodile-related tourism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Normanton canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | administrative centre for Shire of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| climateFeature | distinct wet and dry seasons ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 70 km south of Karumba
ⓘ
over 2000 km northwest of Brisbane ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
beef cattle grazing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| feature |
flat, low-lying terrain
ⓘ
prone to wet-season flooding ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
airstrip or small airport
ⓘ
primary services for surrounding region ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Gulflander tourist train
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulflander train service
historic railway station ⓘ large crocodile statue ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
heritage-listed railway infrastructure
ⓘ
heritage-listed railway station ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th century development ⓘ |
| historicalRole | service centre for mining and pastoral activities in Gulf Country ⓘ |
| isOutbackTown | true ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gulflander tourist train
ⓘ
crocodile-related tourism ⓘ historic railway ⓘ proximity to large saltwater crocodiles ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North West Queensland
ⓘ
surface form:
north-west Queensland
|
| namedAfter | Norman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Norman River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic |
small population
ⓘ
sparsely populated surroundings ⓘ |
| railwayLineTerminus | Normanton–Croydon railway ⓘ |
| railwayStatus | railway used mainly for tourism ⓘ |
| region | Gulf Country ⓘ |
| roadConnection | Gulf Developmental Road vicinity ⓘ |
| role | service centre for the Gulf Country ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
fishing industry in Gulf of Carpentaria
ⓘ
pastoral properties in Gulf Country ⓘ |
| state | Queensland ⓘ |
| tourismType |
crocodile tourism
ⓘ
heritage railway tourism ⓘ outback tourism ⓘ |
| transportRole | regional transport hub ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.