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Port Douglas

Town in Queensland, Australia

About Port Douglas

Port Douglas is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia, approximately 60 km (37 mi) north of Cairns. In the 2021 census, the locality of Port Douglas had a population of 3,650 people. The town is situated adjacent to two World Heritage areas, the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest. Port Douglas was originally established as a port town after the discovery of gold on the Hodgkinson goldfield in 1876 but developed as a tourist destination in the 1980s.

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Port Douglas is in Australia. The nearest city is Cairns, about 59 km away.

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