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.
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 View from the Eastern side of the Gillies Range | |
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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 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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