Mount Jukes, Queensland
Mount Jukes Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 20°58′50″S 148°58′18″E / 20.9805°S 148.9716°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 394 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 5.232/km2 (13.552/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4740 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Mackay Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Jukes is a mountain and surrounding coastal rural locality north of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Mount Jukes had a population of 394 people.[1]
Geography
The mountain is located in the south-west of the locality (20°59′52″S 148°56′57″E / 20.9978°S 148.9492°E) within Pioneer Peaks National Park and the Central Mackay Coast IBRA Region.[4] It rises to 547 metres (1,795 ft) above sea level and is composed of igneous rock that has been weathered and eroded.[5] The mountains originated from volcanic activity approximately 32 million years ago.[6]
Mount Jukes has a species of shrubs growing in its trees called the Mount Blackwood holly, a species only found in Mount Blackwood area. The easiest route up the mountain is by gravel road that is locked.[citation needed]
History
Mount Jukes was named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1862 after geologist Joseph Beete Jukes, who served as a naturalist on the explorations of HMS Fly from 1842 to 1846.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Jukes (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Mount Jukes – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 17422)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Mount Jukes – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46810)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Pioneer Peaks National Park". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Kuttabul". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Cape Hillsborough, Pioneer Peaks, Mount Ossa, Mount Martin and Reliance Creek National Parks and adjoining State Waters Management Plan" (PDF). Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.