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Cairns is a provincial city, with a linear urban layout that runs from the south at Edmonton to the north at Ellis Beach. The city is approximately 52 km (32 mi) from north to south; it has experienced a recent urban sprawl, with suburbs occupying land once used for sugar cane farming.
History of Cairns. The history of Cairns in Queensland, Australia, is a transition of a port from a shanty town to a modern city, following an uncertain start because of competition from the newly created neighbouring community of Port Douglas. A succession of major work projects, institution establishments and direct involvement in world ...
A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: càrn [ˈkʰaːrˠn̪ˠ] (plural càirn [ˈkʰaːrˠɲ] ). [1] Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes. In prehistory, they were raised as markers, as memorials ...
The Cairns Region is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, centred on the regional city of Cairns. It was established in 2008 by the amalgamation of the City of Cairns and the Shires of Douglas and Mulgrave. However, following public protest and a referendum in 2013, on 1 January 2014, the Shire of Douglas was ...
Cairns City, Queensland. / -16.9233; 145.7733 ( Cairns City (centre of suburb)) Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2016 census, Cairns City had a population of 2,737 people. [1]
City of Cairns. The City of Cairns was a local government area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately 51.5 square kilometres (19.9 sq mi) around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave.
Cairns North Community Health Facility is a public health centre providing a range of outpatient services at 381 Sheridan Street ( 16.9021°S 145.7562°E ), the site of the former Cairns North State School. [27] [32] The Cairns Clinic is a private mental health facility at 253 Sheridan Street ( 16.9108°S 145.7620°E ).
Grey Cairns of Camster. Coordinates: 58.3793°N 3.2662°W. Camster Long Cairn, Caithness. The Grey Cairns of Camster are two large Neolithic chambered cairns located about miles (14 kilometres) south of Watten and 5 miles (8 km) north of Lybster in Caithness, in the Highland region of Scotland. They are among the oldest structures in Scotland ...