The Narrows is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the , The Narrows had a population of 0 people.

Geography

The waters and inlets of the ''

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'' form the north-western, northern, and north-eastern boundaries. The locality shares its name with The Narrows channel on the north-east of the locality () that separates the Queensland mainland from Curtis Island. The northern part of the locality is wetlands and includes Balaclava Island (). Strictly Balaclava is three separate islands as narrow channels pass through Balaclava; it has a combined land area of ." Ramsay Crossing is a ford () between the locality and Curtis Island. It is approximately across. The northern part of the locality is marshland. The southern part of the locality is a protected area consisting of: *

Rundle Range National Park Rundle Range is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia, 471 km northwest of Brisbane. The park protects portions of the Calliope River and Fitzroy River drainage basins within the Brigalow Belt The Brigalow Belt is a wide b ...

, * Rundle State Forest, of production forestry * Rundle Range Resources Reserve,

History

Balaclava Island was named in 1864 by Commander J. Jeffrey of the

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, the captain of the HM Colonial Schooner Pearl, 1864, after the 1854

Battle of Balaclava The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), an Allied attempt to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russian Empire, Russia's principal naval base on the Bl ...

in the

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, which included the

Charge of the Light Brigade The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan had intended to se ...

. Rundle Range National Park was gazetted on 16 December 1994 to protect an area of

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and dry rainforest. Rundle Range Resources Reserve was gazetted on 11 August 2006. It was established to provide a buffer between the national park and the

Rundle Shale Oil Project The Rundle family name is a prominent one in many parts of southwest England, particularly Cornwall. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Rundle, English football player * David Rundle, South African cricketer * David Allen Rundle, Am ...

. In the , The Narrows had a population of 3 people. In the , The Narrows had a population of 0 people.

Education

There are no schools in The Narrows. The nearest government primary schools are Ambrose State School in

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to the south and Mount Larcom State School in

Mount Larcom Mount Larcom is the name of a mountain, a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Larcom had a population of 361 people. Geography The town is in the south-western corner of the ...

to south. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) and

Gladstone State High School Gladstone State High School is a coeducational public secondary school based in West Gladstone, a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region in Queensland, Australia. The school has a total enrolment of more than 1500 students per year, with ...

(to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the south-east.

Amenities

There are two boat ramps in the locality, managed by the

Gladstone Regional Council Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million. History Gladstone Reg ...

. They are in the vicinity of Ramsay Crossing at and .

References

{{Gladstone Region Gladstone Region Coastline of Queensland Localities in Queensland