Flametree is a coastal

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in the

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Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

, Australia. In the , Flametree had a population of 122 people.

Geography

Although mountainous in most parts, Flametree has a narrow, relatively flat valley which is used for the Whitsunday Airport (not to be confused with the larger Whitsunday Coast Airport at Proserpine). The locality is presumably named after Flame Tree Creek (formerly Adder Creek) which flows from the south-west of the locality to the north-east of the locality where there is a small sandy north-facing beach on Pioneer Bay. The north-west of the locality is part of

Conway National Park Conway is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 911 km northwest of Brisbane. The park's main feature is the Conway Peninsula which is covered by the largest area of lowland tropical rainforest in Queensland outside Tropical North Queen ...

. Proserpine-Shute Harbour Road passes through the locality connecting from the

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Nat ...

near Proserpine through to

Shute Harbour Shute Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour in the Whitsunday Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Shute Harbour had a population of 122 people. Geography Shute Harbour is in sheltered port for small vessels located approximately 10 ...

History

Flametree comprises part of the former locality of Jubilee.

References

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{{Whitsunday Region Whitsunday Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland