Lake Placid (Queensland)
| Lake Placid | ||
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| Geographical location | Cairns , Queensland , Australia | |
| Tributaries | Barron River (in the rainy season) | |
| Drain | Barron River (temporarily) → Coral Sea | |
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| Coordinates | 16 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ S , 145 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Lake Placid is an elongated natural lake in the area of the Australian city of Cairns in the district Caravonica which about 18 kilometers northwest of the city center on the lower reaches of the Barron River is located. The area is in the floodplain of the river during the rainy season. The lake is part of the Barron Gorge National Park , which is part of the wet tropics of Queensland , a World Heritage area in the northeast of the continent.
Lake Placid is a tourist destination and destination for Cairns residents. It is the end point of the white water rafting in the Barron Gorge . In Lake Placid Tourist Park there are rental bungalows and a camping and caravan site. Music events are also held there on weekends. The lake is often used as a starting point for tours to Barron National Park or to Kuranda via Skyrail or the Kuranda Scenic Railway .
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- ↑ Cairns, tropical city in Far North Queensland ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Lake Placid flood gates demonstration ( memento of the original from October 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , May 29, 2009
- ^ Cairns Info - Lake Placid
- ↑ Cairns Living - Lake Placid ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Lake Placid Tourist Park (English)