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Port Alma, Queensland

Coordinates: 23°34′59″S 150°51′39″E / 23.5831°S 150.8607°E / -23.5831; 150.8607
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Port Alma
Queensland
Port Alma is located in Queensland
Port Alma
Port Alma
Coordinates23°34′59″S 150°51′39″E / 23.5831°S 150.8607°E / -23.5831; 150.8607
Population0 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0000/km2 (0.000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4699
Area312.8 km2 (120.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Port Alma:
Midgee Nankin Thompson Point
Bajool Port Alma The Narrows
Bajool Marmor The Narrows

Port Alma is a coastal town, locality and port in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] In the 2016 census, Port Alma had a population of 0 people.[1]

Geography

Port Alma ia approximately 60 kilometres (40 mi) from Rockhampton, at the south end of the Fitzroy River delta.[5]

History

The town was named by hydrographer, Commander J. Jeffrey of HM Colonial Schooner Pearl, in 1864 after a battle site of the Crimean War.[2]

Port facilities

The port primarily handles cargoes consisting of class 1 explosives, ammonium nitrate, bulk tallow and equipment used in support of military exercises held at Shoalwater Bay.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Port Alma (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Port Alma – town in Rockhampton Region (entry 27342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Port Alma – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Port Alma – port in Rockhampton Region (entry 445)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Port Procedures and Information for Shipping — Port Alma (Maritime Safety Queensland)". Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 July 2010.