The Fish
The Fish is a monument in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. The Fish is situated nearby to the swimming pool Cairns Esplanade Lagoon, as well as near the recreation area Lagoon grass area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairns Hospital and Cairns Control Room.
Cairns Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns Hospital, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, Cairns. Cairns Hospital is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Fish.
Cairns Control Room
Building
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 2 km south of The Fish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairns City and Parramatta Park.
Cairns City
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
Parramatta Park
Suburb
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.
Cairns North
Suburb
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people. Cairns North is situated 2½ km northwest of The Fish.
The Fish
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.91916° or 16° 55′ 9″ southLongitude
145.7782° or 145° 46′ 42″ eastOpen location code
5RM73QJH+87OpenStreetMap ID
node 13097625133OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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