East Trinity is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. It was formerly known as Trinity East. In the , East Trinity had a population of 212 people. The town of Giangurra is on the northern coast of the locality ().

Geography

The locality of East Trinity has the locality of Glen Boughton enclosed within it. The northern boundary of East Trinity is the

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. The western boundary is

Trinity Inlet The Trinity Inlet is an oceanic inlet which serves as the port for the city of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The city centre is on the western bank where the inlet meets the Coral Sea. Location and features The Trinity Inlet is located in the ...

. The south-western boundary is Pine Creek. The eastern boundary is the Murray Prior Range. Parts of the land, water and environment in and around East Trinity have been subject to

acid sulfate soil Acid sulfate soils are naturally occurring soils, sediments or organic substrates (e.g. peat) that are formed under waterlogged conditions. These soils contain iron sulfide minerals (predominantly as the mineral pyrite) and/or their oxidation produ ...

oxidisation. Acid sulfate soil remediation has been implemented to fix the impacts of soil oxidisation to the land, water and environment in East Trinity.

Mountains

East Trinity has the following mountains, all of which are in the Murray Prior Range along the locality's eastern boundary (from north to south): * Mount Yarrabah () *Mount Murray Prior () *Mount Gorton () *May Peak ()

Bays and headlands

Offshore are a number of bays and headlands (from west to east): * Trinity Bay, to the west of False Cape, named after

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(10 June 1770) by Lieutenant

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on the HM Bark Endeavour, including side bays (from west to east): **

(), **Stafford Point () ** Rolling Bay () **Bessie Point () ** Sturt Cove () **Lyons Point () ** Brown Bay () ** Sunny Bay () **False Cape () *Mission Bay to the east of False Cape ()

History

East Trinity is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. Prior to 2002, the locality was known as Trinity East. In the , East Trinity had a population of 111 people. In the , East Trinity had a population of 212 people. In 2020, there have been proposals for a satellite city urban development, the construction of a bridge/tunnel linking Cairns City to East Trinity, and eco-tourism proposals.

Heritage listings

East Trinity has the following heritage listings: * Bessie Point, off Pine Creek-Yarrabah Road: Hydrographic Survey Bench Mark * Yarrabah Road: False Cape Battery

Education

There are no schools in East Trinity. The nearest government primary schools are Yarrabah State School in neighbouring

Yarrabah Yarrabah (traditionally ''Yagaljida'' in the Yidin language spoken by the indigenous Yidinji people is a coastal town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Aboriginal Shire of Yarrabah, Queensland, Australia. In the , the local ...

to the north-east and Gordonvale State School in

Gordonvale Gordonvale is a rural sugar-growing town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality situated on the southern side of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Gordonvale had a populati ...

to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Yarrabah State School (to Year 10 only) and Gordonvale State High School in Gordonvale.

References

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