Tam O'Shanter, Queensland
Tam O'Shanter is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tam O'Shanter had a population of 0 people.[1]
| Tam O'Shanter Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tam O'Shanter | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17.9138°S 146.0616°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
Mount Tam O'Shanter (17.9129°S 146.0394°E) is at the westernmost point of the locality, rising to 381 metres (1,250 ft).[3] [4] From the mountain, the locality is bounded to the south-west by the Tam O'Shanter Range.[5]
The locality is entirely within a number of protected areas, mostly within the Djiru National Park but with a small area in the south-east of the locality being within the Tam O'Shanter Forest Reserve.[5]
History
The locality presumably takes its name from Tam O'Shanter Point on the coastline nearby. The point was named by Captain Owen Stanley of HMS Rattlesnake after the barque Tam O'Shanter, which carried Edmund Kennedy's ill-fated expedition to North Queensland in 1848.[6][Note 1]
Notes
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tam O'Shanter (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Tam O'Shanter – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Mount Tam O'Shanter – mountain in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33220)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- "Tam O'Shanter Point – point in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33218)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- Lloyd's Register (1848), Seq.№T13.
Further reading
- Mackness, Constance; Mission Beach - Bingil Bay Progress Association (1983), Clump Point and district : an historical record of Tom O'Shanter, South Mission Beach, Mission Beach, Bingil Bay, Garner's Beach and Kurrimine, G.K. Bolton, ISBN 978-0-9591796-0-6