County of Solander explained

Type:cadastral
Solander
State:qld
Image Upright:0.81
Near-Nw:Banks
Near-N:Pacific Ocean
Near-Ne:Pacific Ocean
Near-W:Dagmar
Near-E:Pacific Ocean
Near-S:Dagmar
Near-Sw:Dagmar
Near-Se:Nares

The county of Solander is a cadastral division of Queensland which contains the towns of Ayton, Daintree, Mossman and Port Douglas.[1] The county is divided into civil parishes.

It was originally the southern part of the county of Banks when the counties were named and bounded in 1901.[2] [3]

Parishes

Solander is subdivided into parishes, listed as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates Towns
Alexandra -16.2°N 174°W Alexandra Bay
Amy -16.0667°N 201°W
Bloomfield -16.0667°N 154°W
Clerk -15.9°N 162°W Ayton
Dagmar -16.2167°N 157°W
Dedin -16.3667°N 161°W
Kingsdale -15.7833°N 201°W
Mowbray -16.6°N 172°W
Noah -16.1°N 166°W Cape Tribulation
Phipps -15.8333°N 152°W
Salisbury -16.5333°N 171°W Port Douglas
Sporing -15.9167°N 151°W
Spurgeon -16.2167°N 149°W
Tribulation -16°N 167°W
Victory -16.5°N 166°W Mossman
-16.3667°N 167°W Daintree

External links

-16.4833°N 172°W

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231420410/view Queensland showing counties / compiled and published at the Survey Department, Brisbane
  2. 21 June 2017.
  3. http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/SeriesDetails.aspx?SeriesId=1858 Cook District, County of Solander Maps - Q4 Series