Trinity Inlet

The Trinity Inlet is an oceanic inlet which serves as the port for the city of Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The city centre is on the western bank where the inlet meets the Coral Sea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include HMAS Cairns.

HMAS Cairns

Military installation

Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.

HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up. HMAS Cairns is situated 3 km northwest of Trinity Inlet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmith and Cairns City.

Portsmith

Suburb

Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people. Portsmith is situated 3½ km northwest of Trinity Inlet.

Cairns City

Suburb

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Cairns City, also called Cairns CBD, is a coastal suburb comprising the central business district of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people. Cairns City is situated 4½ km northwest of Trinity Inlet.

East Trinity

Locality

East Trinity is a coastal rural locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was formerly known as Trinity East. In the 2021 census, East Trinity had a population of 238 people. The town of Giangurra is on the northern coast of the locality. East Trinity is situated 4½ km northeast of Trinity Inlet.

Trinity Inlet

Type: Inlet
Description: navigation channel in Queensland, Australia
Categories: body of water and navigation channel
Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-16.9563° or 16° 57′ 23″ south

Longitude

145.79536° or 145° 47′ 43″ east

Open location code

5RM72QVW+F4

GeoNames ID

2146011

Wikidata ID

Q7842862

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Satellite Map

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