Far North Queensland
- 16.983333333333145.41666666667Koordinaten: 16 ° 59 ' S, 145 ° 25 ' E
Far North Queensland ( FNQ abbreviated ) is the furthest north in the region of the Australian state of Queensland. The region is to a large extent the region of Tropical North Queensland, extending from north of Cairns to the Torres Strait. In the West Country and Gulf Regions North Queensland are in the south.
Expansion
Settlements
The majority of the population and the administrative center of the region is located in Cairns. Other important centers of population are Cooktown, Atherton Tableland, Weipa, Innisfail and the Torres Strait Islands. In the region of Far North Queensland are also many Aboriginal settlements and farmers.
The Bruce Highway connects the southern coasts of the region with the rest of the State.
Industry
Major industries are tourism, cattle farming and the cultivation of sugar cane and tropical fruits, and mining of mineral sands and bauxite. During the last years in Far North Queensland was known for artistic and creative activities of experiment and contemporary art by The Upholstery, Merchants of Fine Objects, Cupcake Studio, Kick Arts, On Edge Festival, New Move Dance Network, Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and Cairns Festival. Cairns, the major urban center of Far North Queensland, is home to the cultural influence of the Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait - Islands, for domestic Communities on the Gulf of Carpentaria and islands in the South Pacific. Active arts organizations are the End Credits Film Club, the tanks Arts Centre, Cairns Civic Theatre, UMI Arts, JUTE Theatre, Centre of Contemporary Arts, Rondo Theatre, Reggae Town and the Cairns Regional Gallery.
Demography
2010 estimated the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the population of 275 058 people. The region covers 25.6 % of the indigenous population or 28 909 people of Queensland, which are 11.8 % of the population in the region.
History
The region suffered on March 4, 1899, the largest maritime disaster than the Mahina cyclone all 100 ships destroyed, which were anchored in the Princess Charlotte Bay, the entire fleet of pearl North Queensland. Approximately 100 Aboriginal helped the survivors and 307 men of the fleet beads were killed.
In Far North Queensland, the first amber fossil was found in Australia. The 4 million year old fossil was washed up on a beach of the Cape York Peninsula, which is certainly more than 200 kilometers away from its place of origin.