Point Parker
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Point Parker is a desolate place in Queensland on the shores of the Gulf of Carpentaria
opposite Allen Island
and south of Mornington Island
. The point is distinctive as the coast makes a 135 degree turn at this location.
to be built by the system of landgrants. The line would have been about 1070 miles long, while remaining with the borders of the state of Queensland
.
This railway never got off the ground.
, Allen Island
and others provided shelter.
Gulf of Carpentaria
The Gulf of Carpentaria is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea...
opposite Allen Island
Allen Island, Queensland
Allen Island is an island in the South Wellesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. One claim to fame is that it is directly west of Point Parker, that being the northern terminus of a still-born land grant railway from Charleville. Point Parker, though a prominent feature on the map, is...
and south of Mornington Island
Mornington Island
Mornington Island is the northern most of 22 islands that form the Wellesley Islands group. The island is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria at and is part of the Gulf Country region in the Australian state of Queensland. The Manowar and Rocky Islands Important Bird Area lies about 40 km to...
. The point is distinctive as the coast makes a 135 degree turn at this location.
Transcontinental railway
Its main claim to fame was in the nineteenth century as the northern end of a Transcontinental railwayto be built by the system of landgrants. The line would have been about 1070 miles long, while remaining with the borders of the state of Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
.
This railway never got off the ground.
Port
Point Parker was considered to be a good anchorage as islands immediately opposite, namely Mornington IslandMornington Island
Mornington Island is the northern most of 22 islands that form the Wellesley Islands group. The island is located in the Gulf of Carpentaria at and is part of the Gulf Country region in the Australian state of Queensland. The Manowar and Rocky Islands Important Bird Area lies about 40 km to...
, Allen Island
Allen Island, Queensland
Allen Island is an island in the South Wellesley Islands, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland. One claim to fame is that it is directly west of Point Parker, that being the northern terminus of a still-born land grant railway from Charleville. Point Parker, though a prominent feature on the map, is...
and others provided shelter.