Cape Tribulation

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Cape Tribulation is a remote coastal headland in Far North Queensland, Australia, known for its lush tropical beaches where the Daintree Rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef.

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Cape Tribulation canonical 7
Cape Tribulation region 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf headland
locality
aboriginalCountry Kuku Yalanji country
accessFrom Daintree River ferry crossing
surface form: Daintree River ferry
accessRoad Cape Tribulation Road
climate tropical
country Australia
distanceFromCairns about 110 km north
distanceFromPortDouglas about 85 km north
environmentType coastal beach
tropical rainforest
hasEcosystem coastal dunes
coral reef (offshore)
mangroves
rainforest
hazard crocodiles in local waterways
marine stingers in summer
knownFor biodiversity
ecotourism
meeting point of Daintree Rainforest and Great Barrier Reef
remote tropical beaches
locatedIn Shire of Douglas
locatedOnCoastOf Coral Sea
locatedWithin Daintree Rainforest
surface form: Daintree National Park
namedBy James Cook
namedInYear 1770
nameOrigin named by James Cook after his ship HMS Endeavour struck a nearby reef
nearbyFeature Bloomfield Track
Daintree Rainforest
Great Barrier Reef
nearestCity Cairns
partOf Daintree Rainforest
surface form: Daintree region
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
protectedBy Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
region Far North Queensland
secondaryEconomicActivity small-scale agriculture
state Queensland
timeZone AEST
tourismActivity 4WD touring
beach activities
rainforest walks
snorkelling (offshore reefs)
wildlife watching
traditionalOwners Eastern Kuku Yalanji people
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Great Barrier Reef
surface form: Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (offshore waters)

Wet Tropics of Queensland
UTCOffset +10:00

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Daintree Rainforest contains Cape Tribulation
Eastern Kuku Yalanji people traditionalTerritory Cape Tribulation
this entity surface form: Cape Tribulation region
Daintree River hasNearbySettlement Cape Tribulation
Shire of Douglas contains Cape Tribulation
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation operatesIn Cape Tribulation
this entity surface form: Cape Tribulation region
Cape Tribulation Road connectsTo Cape Tribulation
Cape Tribulation Road northernTerminus Cape Tribulation
Bloomfield Track startPoint Cape Tribulation
Bloomfield Track nearbyTown Cape Tribulation