Barron Falls
Barron Falls is a steep tiered cascade waterfall in Kuranda, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall
- Also known as: “Bibhoora”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rainforestation Nature Park.
Rainforestation Nature Park
Zoo
Rainforestation Nature Park is a tourist attraction near Kuranda in Far North Queensland, Australia. Set on 100 acres in the midst of World Heritage rainforest, the park opened in 1976.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuranda and Smithfield Heights.
Kuranda
Photo: boblinsdell, CC BY 2.0.
Kuranda is a small town in Far North Queensland adjoining the Barron Gorge National Park. It's only around half an hour to drive from Cairns, and the scenic trip by train or SkyRail makes an extremely popular day trip.
Smithfield Heights
Town
Smithfield is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Smithfield had a population of 6,664 people. Smithfield Heights is situated 5 km east of Barron Falls.
Caravonica
Suburb
Caravonica is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Caravonica had a population of 2,183 people. Caravonica is situated 6 km southeast of Barron Falls.
Barron Falls
- Category: body of water
- Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-16.83361° or 16° 50′ 1″ southLongitude
145.64359° or 145° 38′ 37″ eastElevation
289 metres (948 feet)Open location code
5RM75J8V+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 5061247194OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfall
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Barron Falls” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Բերոն ջրվեժ”
- Catalan: “Cascades Barron”
- Cebuano: “Barron Falls”
- Czech: “Barronovy vodopády”
- Georgian: “ბარონი”
- Georgian: “ბარონის ჩანჩქერი”
- Japanese: “バロンフォールズ”
- Japanese: “バロン滝”
- Mazanderani: “ئوشار بارون”
- Mazanderani: “بارون ئوشار”
- Persian: “آبشار بارون”
- Persian: “ابشار بارون”
- Russian: “Бэррон (водопад)”
- Russian: “Бэррон”
- Swedish: “Barron Falls”
- Tajik: “Баррон”
- Tajik: “Обшори Баррон”
- Tajik: “Шаршараи Баррон”
- Urdu: “بیرن آبشار”
- Vietnamese: “Barron Falls”
- Western Panjabi: “بیرن آبشار”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caravonica and Barron Gorge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rainforest Interpretation Centre and Barron Falls.
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