Population: 2000, Height above sea level: , Latitude: 17.52.00,
Longitude: 146.06.00 Location: 1,600km north of Brisbane Highway: East of Bruce Hwy at Tully Nearest Major Town: Cairns Nearest Airport: Cairns Touring Area: Tropical North
Named after a mission established there in the 1800s and destroyed in 1918 by
a cyclone, this is now a popular beachside resort with palm lined golden beaches
and surrounded by rainforest.