Lamb Range is a locality in the Cairns Region,

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, Australia. In the , Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

The locality takes its name from the mountain range Lamb Range. The locality that lies to the west of most of the southern suburbs of

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. It is undeveloped mountainous land rising from the coastal plains (elevation of less than 50 metres above sea level) up through the

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(with elevations up to 1200 metres) towards the

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. The land use is entirely committed to national parks and reserves. Dinden National Park and Lake Morris Reserve are in the north of the locality with Little Mulgrave National Park in the south. A small area in the west is in the Danbulla National Park. There is only one road through the locality. The Gillies Range Road (also known as the Gillies Highway) passes through the south of the locality connecting Gordonvale in the Cairns Region with Atherton in the

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. Lake Morris Road commences in Kanimbla and passes through Mooroobool and then travels through Lamb Range to Lake Morris but does not extend beyond the dam.

Demographics

In the , Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population". In the , Lamb Range had "no people or a very low population".

Attractions

The Gillies Range Road is a long road which ranges from an elevation of 20 metres to 820 metres. The road is winding with 263 corners and has a number of lookouts.

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