Cairns
Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia. The city served when it was founded by the then Governor of Queensland, William Wellington Cairns, in 1876 originally as an export port for gold and other minerals, which were obtained in the mines west of town. Over time, sugar cane became the main export product.
Location
Due to its proximity to many attractions Cairns has become a popular destination for foreign tourists and is considered by many backpackers as the main destination in Australia.
By speedboat to reach the Great Barrier Reef in one and a half hours. Green Iceland and the Iceland Fitzroy National Park are popular destinations for a yacht trip. The Daintree National Park in the north offers visitors the experience of a tropical rainforest. In the west the Atherton Tablelands are. This plateau has a cooler climate compared to the tropical heat of the coast region. Nearby Nearby many specially developed for tourist attractions, such as the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Skyrail, a 7.5 km long cable car to Kuranda or the AJ Hackett Bungee Center in the rainforest. Although Cairns is located on the sea, the city has no direct beach access in the actual Sinne.Dafür there is a manmade lagoon, which is filled with salt water and thus is very child friendly. At the beach promenade, which was modernized with much effort, at low tide adjacent to hundreds of meters long mud flat, growing on the small mangroves. However, a few kilometers further north to find some of the most beautiful beaches of Queensland (such as Trinity Beach). The botanical garden "The Flecker Botanical Gardens " is located 4 km from the center. In this tropical garden where rare plants and flowers: Titan Arum, orchids and pitcher plants among others.
Management
Cairns is part of the administrative area of Cairns Region. Within the town live 98,000 inhabitants ( 2007). The following districts and places belong to Cairns: Aeroglen, Aloomba, Babinda, Barron, Barron Gorge, Bayview Heights, Bentley Park, Bramston Beach, Brinsmead, Bungalow, Cairns City, Cairns North, Caravonica, Clifton Beach, Deeral, Earlville, East Russell, East Trinity, Edge Hill, Edmonton, Ellis Beach, Eubenangee, Fitzroy Iceland, Freshwater, Goldsborough, Gordonvale, Green Hill, Green Iceland, Holloways Beach, Kamerunga, Kanimbla, Kewarra Beach, Lamb Range, Macalister Range, Machans Beach, Manoora, Manunda, Mirriwinni, Mooroobool, Mount Peter, Mount Sheridan, Palm Cove, Parramatta Park, Portsmith, Redlynch, Smithfield, Stratford, Trinity Beach, Trinity Park, Westcourt, White Rock, Whitfield, Woopen Creek, Wooroonooran, Woree and Yorkeys Knob.
Traffic
Cairns has an international airport, 7 km north of the city and can be served directly from Europe.
A railroad line connects the city to the south of Brisbane and extends west to Forsayth. On the railway line between Brisbane and Cairns was taken in late 2013 a new connection in operation, the "Spirit of Queensland ." On the 1,700 -kilometer route, the train stops at several stations. The total journey time is around 25 hours. The other line which is called "the Kuranda Scenic Railway ", was built 1882-1891. travel Cairns to Kuranda takes about two hours. Besides in large built in Cape gauge two iron rooster lines, there is the extensive network of cane railways with a gauge of 610 mm, which also passes through into quarters of Cairns.
The Bruce Highway (No. M1 or A1) leads from Cairns to Brisbane and the Captain Cook Highway (No. S44 or A1) leads to Port Douglas. Cairns has on the banks of the River Cairns a port whose significance goes hard on the regional supply. More important is the pier for cruise ships that call at the regularly Kreuzhahrten intermediate station.
Economy and infrastructure
The medical care of the city and the hinterland is ensured by the Cairns Base Hospital, which opened in 1884. The Royal Flying Doctor Service is also located in the city and supplied from here to the north of Australia and neighboring countries such as Papua New Guinea. The base in Cairns is considered the largest location of the Flying Doctors in Australia.
Climate
In Cairns has a tropical climate, it is determined by the hot, humid monsoons. The maximum temperatures can reach around 34 ° C in April, the period from November. During this time, the humidity is at its highest. In the remaining months the temperatures drop a bit and the humidity is lower. The water temperature is 23 to 28 degrees.
Cairns is located in the zone of tropical cyclones ( cyclones ). On 20 March 2006 Cyclone Larry missed with wind speeds of up to 290 km / h just the city when he caused a loss of about 500 million Australian dollars on the coast of Queensland. Even on the night of 2 to 3 February 2011 Cairns was lucky when the storm center of the cyclone Yasi south filed past the city and only minor damage left behind.
Attractions
Cairns is located in australia wide comparison, the fourth most visited by international tourists destinations. The first rank takes Sydney, Melbourne and the second the third the Gold Coast one. Cairns is known as a dive capital of Australia and is the starting point of many liveaboards and day diving tours in the Great Barrier Reef. In Cain's own several large training centers, where thousands of people every year to learn to dive or to improve their skills in scuba diving there. Cairns is the starting point to the Daintree Rainforest, Atherton Tablelands and Cape York Peninsula for tourists. Mainly include cultural institutions, recreational facilities and markets to the attractions of the inner city area. About the city and regional history informs the Cairns Museum. Classic, modern and traditional Aboriginal art will be exhibited in the Cairns Regional Gallery. In Boland's Centre and St Monica's College are the two most important historical buildings of the city center. In the Centre of Contemporary Arts organizations have the JUTE Theatre Company, Kick Arts Contemporary Arts and End Credits Film Club is relocating These occur regularly in the two premises of the art center or to organize exhibitions. The Rondo Theatre is another well-known playhouse. At about 3 km long esplanade playgrounds, green spaces, seating, BBQs, information boards and filled with salt water lagoon were built. During the opening times here it is possible to swim under supervision by lifeguards. Across the lagoon is the Night Market, on Monday to Friday (17.00 clock bis 00.00 clock ) souvenirs, massages and Asian food are available. The Rusty's Market is located at the plane passing through the center Garfton Street.
Special Events
On November 14, 2012 ( local time) Cairns was the only major city in the totality area of a total solar eclipse. This eclipse took place shortly after sunrise in the morning. The phase of totality lasted in Cairns 2 minutes and 4 seconds. The weather forecast was relatively low for the Australian east coast (the average degree of coverage of the sky is 40 percent). In fact, in the city of Cairns clouds prevented observation of the totality of the Northern Beaches, joining north of the city, and from the mountainous hinterland had, however, often visible.
Twinning
Sons and daughters of the town
- Georgia Lee (1921-2010), jazz singer
- Patrick Johnson ( b. 1972 ), Athlete
- Shane Stefanutto ( b. 1980 ), football player
- Adam Hansen ( born 1981 ), cyclist
- Zenon Caravella ( b. 1983 ), football player
- Emily Rosemond ( born 1986 ), track cyclist
- Tahj Minniecon (* 1989), football player