Opalton
Opalton is a outback rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. It is known for the Opalton Opal Field, one of the largest and most extensively worked opal deposits in Queensland. In the 2021 census, Opalton had a population of 59 people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Opalton
- Categories: human settlement, mining community, ghost town, and locality
- Location: Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-23.2477° or 23° 14′ 52″ southLongitude
142.77075° or 142° 46′ 15″ eastPopulation
20Elevation
248 metres (814 feet)Open location code
5R84QQ2C+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 2965500146OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2154234Wikidata ID
Q2024945
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Opalton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Opalton”
- German: “Opalton”
- Irish: “Opalton”
- Ukrainian: “Опалтон”
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