County of Solander

Coordinates: 16°29′S 145°27′E / 16.483°S 145.450°E / -16.483; 145.450
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Solander
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Solander:
Banks Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean
Dagmar Solander Pacific Ocean
Dagmar Dagmar Nares

The county of Solander is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the towns of Ayton, Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes.

It was originally the southern part of the county of Banks when the counties were named and bounded in 1901.[2][3]

Parishes[edit]

Solander is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Alexandra Douglas 16°12′S 145°29′E / 16.200°S 145.483°E / -16.200; 145.483 (Alexandra Parish) Alexandra Bay
Amy Douglas 16°4′S 144°57′E / 16.067°S 144.950°E / -16.067; 144.950 (Amy Parish)
Bloomfield Douglas 16°4′S 145°9′E / 16.067°S 145.150°E / -16.067; 145.150 (Bloomfield Parish)
Clerk Cook 15°54′S 145°17′E / 15.900°S 145.283°E / -15.900; 145.283 (Clerk Parish) Ayton
Dagmar Douglas 16°13′S 145°12′E / 16.217°S 145.200°E / -16.217; 145.200 (Dagmar Parish)
Dedin Douglas 16°22′S 145°16′E / 16.367°S 145.267°E / -16.367; 145.267 (Dedin Parish)
Kingsdale Cook 15°47′S 144°57′E / 15.783°S 144.950°E / -15.783; 144.950 (Kingsdale Parish)
Mowbray Douglas 16°36′S 145°27′E / 16.600°S 145.450°E / -16.600; 145.450 (Mowbray Parish)
Noah Douglas 16°6′S 145°21′E / 16.100°S 145.350°E / -16.100; 145.350 (Noah Parish) Cape Tribulation
Phipps Cook 15°50′S 145°7′E / 15.833°S 145.117°E / -15.833; 145.117 (Phipps Parish)
Salisbury Douglas 16°32′S 145°26′E / 16.533°S 145.433°E / -16.533; 145.433 (Salisbury Parish) Port Douglas
Sporing Cook 15°55′S 145°6′E / 15.917°S 145.100°E / -15.917; 145.100 (Sporing Parish)
Spurgeon Douglas 16°13′S 145°4′E / 16.217°S 145.067°E / -16.217; 145.067 (Spurgeon Parish)
Tribulation Douglas 16°00′S 145°22′E / 16.000°S 145.367°E / -16.000; 145.367 (Tribulation Parish)
Victory Douglas 16°30′S 145°21′E / 16.500°S 145.350°E / -16.500; 145.350 (Victory Parish) Mossman
Whyanbeel Douglas 16°22′S 145°22′E / 16.367°S 145.367°E / -16.367; 145.367 (Whyanbeel Parish) Daintree

References[edit]

  1. ^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  2. ^ "Solander – county (entry 31356)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cook District, County of Solander Maps - Q4 Series at Queensland Archives.

External links[edit]

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