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Cowley Beach Training Area

Coordinates: 17°42′21″S 146°06′47″E / 17.70583°S 146.11306°E / -17.70583; 146.11306
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Cowley Beach Training Area
Australia
Cowley Beach Training Area is located in Queensland
Cowley Beach Training Area
Cowley Beach Training Area
Coordinates17°42′21″S 146°06′47″E / 17.70583°S 146.11306°E / -17.70583; 146.11306
Type
  • Army training area (1962–present)
Site information
Operator

Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation near Innisfail, Queensland, Australia.[1] Military exercises are conducted there.[2]

History

The base was established in 1962, as the home for the Joint Tropical Research Unit (JTRU).[1]

The training area is approximately 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) in size, including Lindquist Island (approximately 1 km offshore) and is located 90 km south of Cairns.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cowley Beach Innisfail, Queensland" (PDF). Australian Department of Defence. April 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 June 2020 suggested (help)
  2. ^ "Defence to test FNQ capability". Cairns Post. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2020.