Archer River, Queensland
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Archer River, 2011
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Archer River is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
This inland locality takes its name from the Archer River which flows from east to west across the locality towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Oyala Thumotang National Park (formerly known as Mungkan Kandju National Park and Archer Bend National Park) is in the south-west of the locality.[2]
The Peninsula Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions within Archer River from the Peninsula Developmental Road. At Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. there is a turn-off towards the north onto the Telegraph Road towards Bamaga at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. At Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. there is a turn-off towards the north-east on Portland Road to Lockhart on the Coral Sea coast.
Amenities
The Archer River Roadhouse (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is located on the Peninsula Developmental Road immediately south of the Archer River. It provides accommodation, laundry, meals, fuel, minor motor vehicle repairs, and internet access.[3]
Heritage listings
Archer River has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: