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Daintree Division, March 1902
Daintree may refer to: North Queensland * Daintree, Queensland, town * Daintree River, flows into the Pacific Ocean south of Cape Tribulation * Daintree Rainforest The Daintree Rainforest, also known as the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about , by road, north of the city of Cairns. Whilst the terms "Daintree Rainforest" and "the Daintree" are not officially def ..., nominated for World Heritage listing in 1988 * Daintree National Park, containing part of the Daintree Rainforest * Daintree Reef, off the coast from the Daintree Rainforest * Richard Daintree (1832–1878), pioneering geologist in North Queensland Other * John Dodson Daintree (1862–1952), British Royal Navy officer * Daintree rainbowfish * Daintree River Ferry * Daintree ulcer {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree, Queensland
Daintree is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Daintree had a population of 93 people. Geography Daintree is a settlement in North Queensland north of Cairns and from Port Douglas, Queensland. The McDowell Ranges are near the town while the Daintree River flows nearby. It takes its name from Richard Daintree, a pioneering geologist of British origin in North Queensland in the 1860s. It is within the local government area of Shire of Douglas (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Cairns Region). At the 2006 census, Daintree and the surrounding area had a population of 78. History '' Kuku Yalanji'' (also known as ''Gugu Yalanji'', ''Kuku Yalaja'', and ''Kuku Yelandji'') is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Mossman and Daintree areas of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Shire of Douglas and Shire of Cook, particularly the localities of Moss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree River
The Daintree River is a river that rises in the Daintree Rainforest near Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river is located about northwest of Cairns in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Wet Tropics of Queensland. The area is now primarily a tourist attraction. Course and features The river rises on the slopes of the Great Dividing Range within the Daintree National Park below Kalkajaka at an elevation of . The river flows in highly meandering course generally north, then east, then south and then east, through the rainforest where the water is fresh. At this convergence point, an abundance of wildlife congregate, particularly fish. The river is joined by two minor tributaries before flowing through the Cairns Marine Park through thick mangrove swamps where the water is highly saline; and then empties into the Coral Sea, north of . The mouth of the Daintree River opens onto a giant sandbar that shifts with each changing tide. The river descends over its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree Rainforest
The Daintree Rainforest, also known as the Daintree, is a region on the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia, about , by road, north of the city of Cairns. Whilst the terms "Daintree Rainforest" and "the Daintree" are not officially defined, it is generally accepted and understood that they refer to the area from the Daintree River north to Cooktown, and from the coastline west to the Great Dividing Range. The popular tourist destination of Mossman Gorge, some south of the Daintree River, is often (and again, unofficially) included in the definition. At around , the Daintree is a part of the largest contiguous area of tropical rainforest in Australia, known as the Wet Tropics of Queensland. The region, along with a select number of other rainforest areas on the Australian east coast, collectively form some of the oldest extant rainforest communities in the world. At around 180 million years old, these ancient, self-sustaining forests are nearly 10 million years older t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree National Park
The Daintree National Park is located in Far North Queensland, Australia, northwest of Brisbane and northwest of Cairns. It was founded in 1981 and is part of the Wet Tropics of Queensland. In 1988, it became a World Heritage Site. The park consists of two sections—Mossman Gorge and Cape Tribulation, with a settled agricultural area between them which includes the towns of Mossman and Daintree Village. One entrance to Daintree National Park is located south of the Daintree River at Mossman Gorge where a visitor centre has been built from where tourists take a shuttle bus to the gorge, where they can take a walk or a refreshing swim. The most spectacular and oldest part of the Daintree Rainforest is north of the Daintree River. After crossing the river on an old fashioned cable ferry there is a range of boardwalks and untouched beaches to explore, and the endangered cassowary can be encountered anywhere. Daintree National Park is valued because of its exceptional biodivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree Reef
Daintree Reef is a reef system in the Coral Sea, Queensland. Named after Richard Daintree, it is adjacent to the Daintree Rainforest, just off the coast of Cape Tribulation, north of Cairns. The system is composed of three reefs: Daintree Reef North, Central and South. See also * List of reefs This is a list of notable reefs. Reefs See also * Fringing reef * Recreational dive sites * Recreational diving * Southeast Asian coral reefs *'' The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs'' References {{corals * * ... References * Coral reefs Reefs of Australia Tourist attractions in Queensland Coastline of Queensland Reefs of the Pacific Ocean {{FarNorthQueensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Daintree
Richard Daintree CMG (13 December 1832 – 20 June 1878) was a pioneering Australian geologist and photographer. In particular, Daintree was the first Government geologist for North Queensland discovering gold fields and coal seams for future exploitation. Daintree was a pioneer in the use of photography during field trips and his photographs formed the basis of Queensland's contribution to the Exhibition of Arts and Industry in 1871. Following the success of the display, he was appointed as Queensland's Agent-General in London in 1872 but was forced to resign in 1876 due to ill-health and malpractice by some of his staff although not Daintree himself. A number of features in North Queensland have been named after Daintree including the town of Daintree, Queensland, the Daintree National Park, the Daintree River, the Daintree Rainforest which has been nominated for the World Heritage List and the Daintree Reef. Early career to 1864 Richard Daintree was born in Hemingford ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dodson Daintree
Captain John Dodson Daintree, CBE (2January 186421September 1952) was a British Royal Navy officer, who served as Commissioner of Weihaiwei from 1901 to 1902, and as Inspector-General of the Coast Guard service after its formation in 1923. Naval career Daintree joined the Royal Navy in 1879, and was posted as a supernumerary naval cadet to , serving on the North America station. He was a sub-lieutenant when posted to for navigating duties in January 1886, and was promoted to lieutenant later the same year, on 2 October 1886. The following year, he was on 13 September 1887 posted to , in the Mediterranean Fleet, and a year later to in October 1888. Promoted to commander on 31 December 1899, he was in March 1900 transferred to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for Compass course, and the following month posted as a lieutenant for navigation to the HMS ''Amphitrite''. In 1901 he was appointed by the War Office as Commissioner of Weihaiwei, then under British rule. The War Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree Rainbowfish
The Daintree rainbowfish (''Cairnsichthys bitaeniatus'') is a species of rainbowfish endemic to Australia. This species is endemic to the wet tropics of north eastern Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ... where it has been recorded from the Cooper Creek and nearby Hutchinson Creek (Queensland), Hutchinson Creek systems of the Daintree Rainforest, Daintree region of north-eastern Queensland. It was discovered as an isolated population in the Daintree rainforest and was originally thought to be the Cairns rainbowfish (''C.'' ''rhombosomoides'') but it was defined as its own species in 2018. This species occurs in small clear, shady rainforest streams which flow over a substrate consisting of rock, sand, gravel and log debris. Within these streams the fishes sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daintree River Ferry
The Daintree River Ferry (or Daintree Ferry) is a cable ferry across the Daintree River between the localities of Forest Creek, Queensland, Forest Creek and Lower Daintree in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. The ferry is situated some north of Port Douglas, and gives access to the northern section of the Daintree National Park and to Cape Tribulation. The ferry provides the only sealed road access to this area. The 43.2m ferry carries a maximum of 27 vehicles, and takes about 5 minutes to cross the river. It operates from early morning until midnight, seven days a week, with limited hours on Christmas Day. The ferry is operated by TNQ Transport Services, a subsidiary of Entrada Travel Group, on behalf of the Douglas Shire Council. A toll (road usage), toll is charged for the crossing and is managed through the local council's Ferry Fund. At busy times, for example during school holidays, some delays can occur when waiting to cross the ferry. The construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
