Cowley Beach, Queensland

Coordinates: 17°41′45″S 146°6′44″E / 17.69583°S 146.11222°E / -17.69583; 146.11222

Cowley Beach is a 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi)-long beach situated between Double Point and Liverpool Creek in northern Queensland,[1] slightly southward of Innisfail.[2]

The Australian Defence Force's Cowley Beach Training Area includes the northern part of the beach and much of its hinterland as well as the nearby Lindquist Island.[3][4] This facility is used for amphibious warfare training, and also includes a rocket range and a cantonment area.[5][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Beach | Qld | Cowley". Government of Australia. Beach Safety. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Place names search, Geoscience Australia, Place Name Search: Cowley Beach". Government of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Environmental Management". Department of Defence. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  4. 1 2 AECOM (12 June 2015). "Talisman Sabre 2015 Final Public Environment Report" (PDF). AECOM. p. 67. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Bateman, Daniel (26 August 2015). "Cowley Beach to be transformed in Defence exercise". Cairns Post. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
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