The county of Solander is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the towns of Ayton, Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes.

Solander
Queensland
Location within Queensland
Lands administrative divisions around Solander:
Banks Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean
Dagmar Solander Pacific Ocean
Dagmar Dagmar Nares

It was originally the southern part of the county of Banks when the counties were named and bounded in 1901.[2][3]

Parishes edit

Solander is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Alexandra Douglas 16°12′S 145°29′E / 16.200°S 145.483°E / -16.200; 145.483 (Alexandra Parish) Alexandra Bay
Amy Douglas 16°4′S 144°57′E / 16.067°S 144.950°E / -16.067; 144.950 (Amy Parish)
Bloomfield Douglas 16°4′S 145°9′E / 16.067°S 145.150°E / -16.067; 145.150 (Bloomfield Parish)
Clerk Cook 15°54′S 145°17′E / 15.900°S 145.283°E / -15.900; 145.283 (Clerk Parish) Ayton
Dagmar Douglas 16°13′S 145°12′E / 16.217°S 145.200°E / -16.217; 145.200 (Dagmar Parish)
Dedin Douglas 16°22′S 145°16′E / 16.367°S 145.267°E / -16.367; 145.267 (Dedin Parish)
Kingsdale Cook 15°47′S 144°57′E / 15.783°S 144.950°E / -15.783; 144.950 (Kingsdale Parish)
Mowbray Douglas 16°36′S 145°27′E / 16.600°S 145.450°E / -16.600; 145.450 (Mowbray Parish)
Noah Douglas 16°6′S 145°21′E / 16.100°S 145.350°E / -16.100; 145.350 (Noah Parish) Cape Tribulation
Phipps Cook 15°50′S 145°7′E / 15.833°S 145.117°E / -15.833; 145.117 (Phipps Parish)
Salisbury Douglas 16°32′S 145°26′E / 16.533°S 145.433°E / -16.533; 145.433 (Salisbury Parish) Port Douglas
Sporing Cook 15°55′S 145°6′E / 15.917°S 145.100°E / -15.917; 145.100 (Sporing Parish)
Spurgeon Douglas 16°13′S 145°4′E / 16.217°S 145.067°E / -16.217; 145.067 (Spurgeon Parish)
Tribulation Douglas 16°00′S 145°22′E / 16.000°S 145.367°E / -16.000; 145.367 (Tribulation Parish)
Victory Douglas 16°30′S 145°21′E / 16.500°S 145.350°E / -16.500; 145.350 (Victory Parish) Mossman
Whyanbeel Douglas 16°22′S 145°22′E / 16.367°S 145.367°E / -16.367; 145.367 (Whyanbeel Parish) Daintree

References edit

  1. ^ Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane, Brisbane : Survey Dept., 1900.
  2. ^ "Solander – county (entry 31356)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ Cook District, County of Solander Maps - Q4 Series at Queensland Archives.

External links edit

16°29′S 145°27′E / 16.483°S 145.450°E / -16.483; 145.450