North Queensland
Through the years, speculations have never subsided that the North Queensland region is soon diverging away from the Queensland state of Australia to form its own state. Time and again, the Queensland Parliament is always denying such speculations, insisting that North Queensland will always be a part of the massive state. Tourism wise, a great stake will be lost if Queensland will let such a state spinoff to happen.
Where is North Queensland? As the name suggests, the region is located in the northern portion of the namesake state. As you see, Queensland is a very large state, in terms of land area. In fact, the total land area of the state is comparatively much larger than average sizes of global countries.
Because of its northern and somehow separate geographic location, Northern Queensland has always been remote and underdeveloped, at least historically. That characteristic is usually blames for the region’s distinct regional identity and character. In actuality, there is no formal boundary separating North Queensland apart from the remaining cities, towns and territories within the state. However, the imaginary southern border usually runs from north of Mackay to as far south up to Rockhampton.
In general, there are basically nine communities within North Queensland. These North Queensland communities are Ayr, Airlie Beach, Bowen, Charter Towers, City of Townsville, Home Hill, Ingham, Proserpine and Sarina. The largest settlement in North Queensland is Townsville City, which also serves automatically as the capital and center city of the whole of the region.
Thus, Townsville has been for some time always been tagged as the informal North Queensland capital. The city has been housing the main seaport that handles export cattle from inland and coastal areas and commodities from Mount Isa mining facilities. North Queensland also has Lucinda as its main sugar exporting terminal.
In terms of climate, there are two distinct and usual climates prevailing across the entire stretch of North Queensland. The ‘green’ season is set from November to May. It is characterized by monsoonal rains, mostly falling in January. The whole of North Queensland becomes fresh and green.
On the other hand, the dry season emerges from June to October. The dry season is characterized by less humidity and very clear sunny days at daytime. Dry season in North Queensland is most ideal for tourist vacations. Thus, tourists mostly flock into North Queensland during the dry or cold season.
Activity wire, there are just too many tasks and activities you can do if you are in North Queensland. First, you can dive and enjoy the Great Barrier Reef. You can take different outdoor and recreational adventures, enjoy the luscious food and wine, cruise, shop and enjoy different sports and indigenous culture.
