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Marton

Queenslandvillage

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Coordinates-15.45°, 145.18°

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City facts

Overview

Marton is a town in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. The town is within the locality of Cooktown.

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History & geography

History

The town was named after the former Marton railway station on the former Cooktown to Laura railway, which in turn was named after the birthplace of Captain Cook in Marton, Yorkshire, England.

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Geography

Latitude
-15.4521
Longitude
145.1790
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
26,798
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Green Oriole
    Oriolus flavocinctus (King, 1826) · Aves
    1,189
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    1,096
  • Yellow-spotted Honeyeater
    Meliphaga notata (Gould, 1867) · Aves
    1,049
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    859
  • Mistletoebird
    Dicaeum hirundinaceum (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
    842
  • Australasian Figbird
    Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    753
  • Varied Triller
    Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    678
  • Spangled Drongo
    Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843 · Aves
    674

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
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Largest magnitude
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Largest event
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Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson
Indigenous Australian lawyer and activist
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Anthony Musgrave
Australian entomologist, librarian and photographer (1895-1959)
A
Amy Hannah Adamson
(1893-1963) headmistress
M
May Mabel Adamson
Australian head teacher (1891–1966)
M
Maitland Madge
Australian military personnel (1894-1944)
B
Bill Bloomfield
Australia-born Papua New Guinean politician
D
Darryn Schonig
Australian rugby league player
Clarence McCoombe
Clarence McCoombe
Australian cricketer
R
Roy McIvor
Australian painter (born 1934)
A
Albert Frederic Eichhorn
australian explorer
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Anne Julia Harriott
Queensland socialite

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.48
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,001

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
41
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Marton

Christmas Affairs
Christmas Affairs
Helen Bianchin · 1998

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Recent natural events nearby

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Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library