Location of Kowanyama
From
Pormpuraaw, 65.25kms S (558kms, 12hrs 52mins driving)
From
Karumba, 243.91kms NE (372kms, 5hrs 42mins driving)
From
Mornington (gununa), 304.31kms NE
From
Hope Vale, 361.12kms W (524kms, 10hrs 4mins driving)
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Description of Kowanyama
The town of Kowanyama is a town on the Gulf of Carpentaria side of
Cape York in
North Queensland. There are many a number of Aboriginal groups who live here including the Kokoberra, Kokominjena and the Kunjen. The name ‘Kowanyama’ which means ‘the place of many waters’, is situated on the banks of Magnificent Creek. There are approximately 1200 people who live in this community and it’s one of the largest communities on the
Cape York Peninsula.
Kowanyama has a small supermarket that sells fresh foods, packaged and frozen foods, and hardware items. There is also a coffee
shop and a guesthouse for
accommodation. The Kowanyama Canteen operates Monday to Friday; from 3:30 pm to 8:30 pm and alcohol is only served in the form of light
beer.
Road trains from
Cairns service the town of Kowanyama weekly in the dry season. During the wet monsoon season which may range from November to April, the area can be subject to flooding. This may isolate the community by road and the only way to bring in supplies is by aircraft.
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Weather & Climate for Kowanyama
Closest Weather Station
Kowanyama at 13:00 21 Nov EST
Distance from Kowanyama 1.16km S
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 35.8°C |
37.1°C |
32% |
17.0°C |
1007.5hPa |
0.0mm |
E |
6km/h
3knots |
13km/h
7knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Kowanyama Airport
Distance from Kowanyama 1.16km S
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
33.1 | 32.4 | 32.8 | 33.0 |
32.1 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 32.0 |
34.6 | 36.1 | 36.1 | 34.9 |
| Mean Min. °C |
24.3 | 24.2 | 23.7 | 21.9 |
19.2 | 16.1 | 15.4 | 16.1 |
18.8 | 21.8 | 23.9 | 24.3 |
| Mean Rain mm |
335.9 | 361.6 | 234.0 | 54.4 |
11.5 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
2.7 | 16.1 | 55.8 | 169.1 |
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Cape York
The main part of this map is a road map at a scale of 1: 1,000,000 designed for planning a trip anywhere throughout the Cape York Penninsula region. The main route to the "The Tip" via the Penninsula Developmental Road is clearly shown along with other minor routes.
Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps.
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
SD5415 Rutland Plains
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
Australia Aus Tour DVD
A must have for the long distance explorer. Here, Memory-Map teams up with Hema to bring you their acclaimed 4WD and regional maps together with 13 interactive Map Guides.The Map-Guides provide great information on each region, bushwalking, campsites and 4x4 tracks with text and photos.
QLD Topo DVD
The ultimate 4WD, bushwalking, hunting & outdoor companion. Includes a comprehensive selection of maps and map data for QLD, in addition to Memory-Map's extensive feature set. Chances are you'll never need to buy another bush map of anywhere in Queensland again.
Cape York Explorer Card
Going to the Cape and want more than a paper map to guide you? The Cape York Explorer Card offers Hema’s popular Cape York paper map in formats ready for use with your GPS tracking software, plus all the text from the original map in an easy-to-use format.
Gulf Country
This map features the "Great Top Road" 4WD route stretching across the Gulf of Carpentaria from SW Cape York to Katherine in the Top End of NT including the magnificent Lawn Hill NP and bitumen Barkley Highway from Mt Isa to Tennant Creek.
North Queensland
This map covers Australias beautiful North Queensland. This double sided map features the whole North Queensland on one side and town maps, tourist information and points of interest on the other. Areas covered include North West Queensland, Mackay Region, Tropical Far North Queensland, The Whitsundays and Magnetic North.
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