Wharf 12
Wharf 12 is a pier in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wharf 12 is situated nearby to the military installation HMAS Cairns, as well as near the pier Wharf 10.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Hospital.
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 280 metres north of Wharf 12.
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 3 km northwest of Wharf 12.
Cairns Control Room
Building
Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 2½ km north of Wharf 12.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portsmith and Cairns City.
Portsmith
Suburb
Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people.
Cairns City
Suburb
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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.
Wharf 12
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Pier
- Category: transportation
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.93837° or 16° 56′ 18″ southLongitude
145.77914° or 145° 46′ 45″ eastOpen location code
5RM73Q6H+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 816691194OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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