Barron River
The Barron River rises on the Atherton Tablelands inland from Cairns in North Queensland, Australia. With its headwaters in Upper Barron, it flows through Lake Tinaroo, and the Barron Gorge, and eventually empties into the Coral Sea between Machans Beach and Aeroglen in Cairns.Places of Interest
Highlights: Cairns Airport and Flecker Botanical Gardens.
Cairns Airport
Aerodrome
Flecker Botanical Gardens
Forest
Flecker Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic… Flecker Botanical Gardens is situated 4 km south of Barron River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stratford and Aeroglen.
Barron
Suburb
Barron is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. Barron is situated 4 km west of Barron River.
Barron River
- Type: Watercourse
- Category: body of water
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-16.86361° or 16° 51′ 49″ south
Longitude
145.74793° or 145° 44′ 53″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
5RM74PPX+H5
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Machans Beach and Holloways Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Machans Beach and Casuarina Point.
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