Pig Hill

Pig Hill is a hill in , and has an elevation of 78 metres. Pig Hill is situated nearby to the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Green Hill Fort and Thursday Island Cemetery.

Ruins
is a heritage-listed fortification at Chester Street, in the , , Australia. The fort is important in Australian military history as a strategic coastal defence installation in the period of transition from British to Australian responsibility for defence. is situated 4 km southeast of Pig Hill.

Cemetery
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is a heritage-listed at Summers Street, Thursday Island, , , Australia. It was established c. 1887 and includes the Japanese Cemetery and grave of the Hon. is situated 4 km southeast of Pig Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thursday Island.

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is the administrative and main population centre of the . It has developed visitor facilities, with supermarkets, a few accommodation options, a restaurant or two, souvenirs, and decent espresso.

Pig Hill

Latitude
-10.56083° or 10° 33′ 39″ south
Longitude
142.18521° or 142° 11′ 7″ east
Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)
Open location code
5RX4C5QP+M3
Geo­Names ID
2207436
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