Burketown
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Burketown is a remote outback town in northwestern Queensland, Australia, known as a gateway to the Gulf of Carpentaria and for its fishing and unique natural phenomena like the Morning Glory cloud.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burketown canonical | 4 |
| Burketown, Queensland | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| averageAnnualRainfall | around 800 mm ⓘ |
| averageMaxTemperature | around 33 °C ⓘ |
| climate | tropical savanna climate ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
about 2,115 km northwest of Brisbane
ⓘ
about 30 km inland from the Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ about 425 km north of Mount Isa ⓘ about 898 km west of Cairns ⓘ |
| established | 1860s ⓘ |
| federalElectorate | Kennedy ⓘ |
| governingBody | Burke Shire Council ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Burketown Airport ⓘ |
| hasDrySeason | winter ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Burketown Hospital
ⓘ
Burketown State School ⓘ caravan park ⓘ roadhouse ⓘ |
| hasPostcode | 4830 ⓘ |
| hasWetSeason | summer ⓘ |
| isGatewayTo | Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| isIn | Gulf Country ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Morning Glory cloud
ⓘ
barramundi fishing ⓘ natural phenomena ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ remote outback location ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Shire of Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Australian Eastern Standard Time
ⓘ
surface form:
AEST
|
| locatedOnRiver | Albert River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert O'Hara Burke ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater | Gulf of Carpentaria ⓘ |
| population | approximately 200 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
cattle grazing
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region |
North West Queensland
ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Queensland
|
| roadConnection |
Burke Developmental Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Savannah Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Queensland ⓘ |
| stateElectorate | Traeger ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Gulf fishing charters
ⓘ
Morning Glory cloud viewing ⓘ outback experiences ⓘ |
| traditionalOwners |
Gangalidda people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +10:00 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Burketown, Queensland