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Burketown - QLD

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Bore water outlet

The pub that burned down in 2012

The old bridge at Burketown.

Birdlife on outskirts of town

Colourful algae at the bore

Burketown

Fishing charter at Burketown

Burketown - plenty of tidal rivers lined with mangroves

Remains of old abatoir near Burketown

The calcite encrusted old bore and wetlands.

Town

Position

DEG: -17.74105 139.54774

DMS: 17º 44' 27.78" S 139º 32' 51.88" E

UTM: 54 K 8037869mN 346024mE

Altitude: 6.84m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

636.35kms West of Daintree - Driving 972 km (12 hours 51 mins)

Address & Contact

Nardoo Burketown Rd
Burketown QLD 4830

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Information

Burketown sits on the Albert River and on the east-west dividing line between the wetlands to the north and the beginning of the savannah grass plains (Plains of Promise) to the south, some 25 kilometres from the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Albert River is tidal, and the Gulf is accessible from Burketown by boat.

Visit historic sites including the cemetery. Fishing tours available. During September and October, Morning Glory Clouds, rolling cloud banks of up to 1000km long, appear in the sky above Burketown.

The oldest settlement in the Gulf boasting a rugged frontier history of “Gulf Fever” devastating the pioneers, Burketown is today the “Barramundi Capital of Australia”.

PlaceID	29391

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Burketown Airport at 12/08:30am EST

Distance from Burketown 1.52km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
27.7°C	24.4°C	52%	16.9°C	1019.9hPa	0.0mm	NE	30km/hr 16knots	41km/hr 22knots

Closest Climatic Station

Burketown Airport

Distance from Burketown 1.52km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	33.9	33.7	34.0	34.1	31.5	28.8	28.9	30.4	33.4	35.7	36.4	36.4
Mean Min. °C	25.3	24.9	23.7	21.6	17.8	14.6	14.3	15.1	18.6	21.9	24.0	25.5
Mean Rain mm	273.6	185.6	159.8	55.0	4.1	4.2	3.0	0.5	1.1	7.7	37.3	79.6