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  Amber | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°40′16″S 144°14′37″E / 17.6711°S 144.2436°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.0000/km2 (0.0000/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,032.9 km2 (398.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Amber is a rural locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Amber had a population of 0 people.[1]
Geography
The Lynd River forms a small part of the southern boundary before flowing through from south to north.[3]
The terrain is undulating and there are a number of mountains in the locality:
- Amber Pinnacle (17°44′16″S 144°16′35″E / 17.7379°S 144.2763°E) 475 metres (1,558 ft)[4][5]
- Geaneys Knob (17°46′58″S 144°14′52″E / 17.7827°S 144.2478°E) 493 metres (1,617 ft)[4][6]
- Ixe Mountain (17°45′04″S 144°24′42″E / 17.7511°S 144.4116°E) 570 metres (1,870 ft)[4][7]
- Mount Emu (17°42′08″S 144°25′25″E / 17.7023°S 144.4237°E) 546 metres (1,791 ft)[4][8]
- Mount McDevitt (17°32′20″S 144°17′07″E / 17.5388°S 144.2852°E) 551 metres (1,808 ft)[4][9]
- Quartz Blow (17°45′14″S 144°11′23″E / 17.7538°S 144.1898°E) 449 metres (1,473 ft)[4][10]
- Round Mountain (17°45′26″S 144°21′09″E / 17.7572°S 144.3525°E) 487 metres (1,598 ft)[4][11]
- Webster Peak (17°47′07″S 144°26′43″E / 17.7854°S 144.4453°E) 554 metres (1,818 ft)[4][12]
History
In the 2016 census, Amber had a population of 0 people.[1]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amber, Queensland.
- 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Amber (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ "Amber – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48497)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ Google (14 August 2021). "Amber, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Amber Pinnacle – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 509)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Geaneys Knob – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 13529)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Ixe Mountain – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 16905)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount Emu – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 11742)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Mount McDevitt – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 21332)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Quartz Blow – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 27775)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Round Mountain – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 29187)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Webster Peak – mountain in Mareeba Shire (entry 36867)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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