Ngatjan is a locality split between the Cassowary Coast Region and the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Ngatjan had no population. The term is derived from the ethnonym of the local

Ngatjan people The Ngajanji, also written ''Ngadyan,'' and Ngadjon-Jii are an Indigenous Australian people of the rainforest region south of Cairns, in northern Queensland. They form one of 8 groups, the others being Yidin, Mamu, Dyirbal, Girramay, Warrgamay ...

Geography

The split between the local government areas approximates the

drainage divide A drainage divide, water divide, ridgeline, watershed, water parting or height of land is elevated terrain that separates neighboring drainage basins. On rugged land, the divide lies along topographical ridges, and may be in the form of a singl ...

with the northern part of the locality in the Cairns Region draining into the

Russell River The Russell River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. The -long river flows towards the Coral Sea and is located approximately south of . Location and features The Russell River rises in the Wooroonooran National Park sourced fr ...

(Suez Creek being the principal watercourse within the northern part of the locality) and with the southern part of the locality in the Cassowary Coast Region draining into the

North Johnstone River The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system located in Far North and North Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tablelands. The north ...

(Waraker Creek being the principal watercourse within the southern part of the locality). The locality is mountainous terrain ranging from 20 metres above sea level (in the Suez Creek valley) through to peaks such as Mount Mirinjo (390 metres), Cooroo Peak (430 metres) and Chalmynia Mountain (400 metres). The land in the locality is undeveloped and entirely contained within the Wooroonooran National Park (part of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area). The only road through Ngatjan is the Cooroo Lands Road which traverses the southern part of the locality connecting the locality of Cooroo Lands (which is cut off to the south by the Johnstone River) to Upper Darradgee from where there are connections through to the Bruce Highway at Fitzgerald Creek.

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{{Cairns Region Cassowary Coast Region Cairns Region Localities in Queensland