Gillies Range
| Gillies | |
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 View from the Eastern side of the Gillies Range | |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Australia |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Far North Queensland |
| Range coordinates | 17°9.1′S 145°42.1′E / 17.1517°S 145.7017°E |
The Gillies Range is a mountain range in Queensland, Australia. It is a chain of summits south of Cairns that separate the Far North Queensland coastal plain from the interior Atherton Tableland. At the foot of the range is the town of Gordonvale.
The Gillies Highway permits road access from the Goldsborough Valley near Gordonvale, to Atherton on the Atherton Tableland via the Gillies Range (famous for its 263 corners, and 800 m elevation change in only 19 km of road).[1] The Gillies Highway and range were named after William N Gillies,[2] a former Premier of Queensland.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Atherton Tableland". cairns.com.au. News Limited. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Places and Drives - The Central Coast - Goldsborough Valley". Wet Tropics Management Authority. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Tranter, Henry; Tranter, Elaine (1999), A bend too many : the story of the Gillies Highway, Eacham Historical Society
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