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Normanton - QLD
PlaceID
29417
Latitude
17.67183º S 17º 40' 18.59" S
Longitude
141.0772º E 141º 04' 37.95" E
Altitude
27
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Description of Normanton
Normanton, is a small cattle town in the north of the state of
Queensland
,
Australia
, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the Norman River. The town's population is 1447, over half of whom are indigenous Australians (2001 census). The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week. The shire is the administrative centre of Carpentaria Shire Council.
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Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue of a 8.64m long salt water crocodile, the largest ever shot.
Barramundi
and salmon may also be caught in the river.
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Weather & Climate for Normanton
Closest Weather Station
Normanton at 12:00 03 Dec EST
Distance from Normanton 1.76km S
Temperature
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Rel. Humidity
Dew Point
Pressure
Rainfall
Wind Direction
Wind Speed
Gusts
35.3°C
36.2°C
37%
18.4°C
1009.3hPa
0.0mm
NNE
11km/h
6knots
17km/h
9knots
Closest Climatic Station
Croydon Township
Distance from Normanton 136.88km SE
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Mean Max. °C
35.6
34.6
34.4
34.0
31.7
29.3
29.2
31.2
34.2
36.9
38.1
37.3
Mean Min. °C
24.2
23.9
23.3
21.0
17.9
14.7
14.0
15.7
19.1
22.4
24.4
24.6
Mean Rain mm
215.3
176.7
116.1
23.3
8.1
8.8
3.9
2.7
5.4
13.9
44.0
113.0
What Others Say about Normanton
Saturday, 10 November 2007 Bob and Marion
The highlight of a visit to Normanton is to ride the Gulflander to Croydon and return. the commentar...
The highlight of a visit to Normanton is to ride the Gulflander to Croydon and return. the commentary and viewing of the country is excellent, entertaining and as a consequence informative.
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Treks passing Normanton
Gulf Track
This track follows the Gulf of Carpentaria from Borroloola to Normanton in one of Australia's harshest outback areas. At first, it appears a dry and barren place but if you take a few side diversions you'll find gorges of paradise & rivers of barramundi.
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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.
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Water Tower Brody Street NORMANTON
[0.12km]
Channel: 6 Callsign: CSC06
Norman River, Burke Dev Road
[1.45km]
River Crossing
Normanton Airstrip
[1.69km]
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Water Tower Brody Street NORMANTON
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Normanton Airstrip
[1.69km]
Norman River, Burke Dev Road
[1.45km]
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