Location of Karumba
From
Normanton, 32.47kms NW (70.9kms, 58mins driving)
From
Burketown, 139.52kms E (296kms, 3hrs 59mins driving)
From
Kowanyama, 243.91kms SW (372kms, 5hrs 41mins driving)
From
Cloncurry, 359.25kms N (454kms, 5hrs 19mins driving)
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Description of Karumba
Karumba is a town in north-western
Queensland,
Australia, 71 km by road from
Normanton and 2159 km from the state capital,
Brisbane. Karumba forms part of Carpentaria Shire Council, the administrative headquarters of which is in
Normanton. The town is sited at the mouth of the Norman River, and enjoys the distinction of being the only town along the southern Gulf of Carpentaria that is within sight of the Gulf itself (the Gulf's extensive tidal flats prohibits settlement elsewhere along its shore). As such, the town's economy revolves largely around
fishing. The Karumba port services the Century Zinc mine as well as
fishing. The spectacular Morning Glory Cloud rolls through Karumba in the early hours of some mornings in September and October. Whilst mostly passing before dawn it can be an awesome sight on a full moon.
Karumba is a town that lives and breathes
fishing and prawning. Just 70km from
Normanton, its lies on the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Norman River. Originally a telegraph station in the 1870s, Karumba became a stopover for the flying boats of the Empire Mail Service in the early 1900s.
The discovery of prawns in the Gulf in the 1960s brought Karumba alive and today that industry keeps the town together. The outlaying areas have recently experienced new mineral discoveries and the giant exploration companies have funded massive road works and a giant piping system to run the minerals via a slurry through poly pipes from far inland to the ships waiting in the harbour to export the resource offshore.
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Weather & Climate for Karumba
Closest Weather Station
Normanton at 13:00 21 Nov EST
Distance from Karumba 33.26km SE
| Temperature | Feels Like | Rel. Humidity | Dew Point | Pressure | Rainfall | Wind Direction | Wind Speed | Gusts |
|---|
| 34.4°C |
33.7°C |
45% |
21.1°C |
1007.9hPa |
0.0mm |
N |
26km/h
14knots |
35km/h
19knots |
Closest Climatic Station
Burketown Post Office
Distance from Karumba 139.57km W
| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Mean Max. °C |
34.2 | 33.6 | 33.5 | 33.1 |
30.4 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 29.4 |
31.8 | 34.1 | 35.4 | 35.5 |
| Mean Min. °C |
25.0 | 24.6 | 23.6 | 20.7 |
17.0 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 14.5 |
17.7 | 21.0 | 23.6 | 24.8 |
| Mean Rain mm |
216.7 | 193.4 | 154.3 | 23.6 |
6.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
1.9 | 12.8 | 37.8 | 116.7 |
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Treks passing Karumba
Matilda Highway
This is a great 2WD bitumen North-South route through central Queensland passing several places of historical significance and some great outback pubs.
[Feature Story]
Normanton to Coen via Kowanyama
This trek traverses through the beautiful Gulf Savannah region which extends from the Great Dividing Range in the east to the Northern Territory border in the west.
Recommended Reading for Karumba
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.
SE5406 Burketown
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.
Top End & Gulf
Another beautiful map publication showing enormous detail of the Top End and Gulf region of Australia. The map shows all major and minor roads and tracks, most of which have been extensively field-checked using Hemas GPS mapping system. Aboriginal land is highlighted as are fuel and food stops.
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.
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