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Location:
Oceania,
Australia, Cairns
Category:
Beach cam
Description:
View of the beach of Palm Cove,
Cairns, Far North Queensland and the
Pacific Ocean looking towards the
Great Barrier Reef
Location Information:
Cairns is a regional city in Far North
Queensland, Australia. The city was named
after William Wellington Cairns (then
Governor of Queensland). It was formed to
serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson
River goldfield, but experienced a decline
when an easier route was discovered from
Port Douglas. It later developed into a
railhead and major port for exporting sugar
cane, gold, metals, minerals and
agricultural products from surrounding
coastal areas and the Atherton Tableland
region.
The city is rapidly expanding, with a
population of 122,731 at the 2006 census.
Tourism is the largest income producer for
the region, followed closely by the sugar
industry. An intercensal estimate for the
resident population the Local Government
Area as of June 2008 was 158,700
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