Abingdon Downs, Queensland
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Abingdon Downs Queensland |
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 Abingdon Downs
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| Coordinates | 17°48′46″S 143°28′12″E / 17.8129°S 143.4700°ECoordinates: 17°48′46″S 143°28′12″E / 17.8129°S 143.4700°E | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,335.6 km2 (2,060.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Etheridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mount Isa | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Abingdon Downs is a remote locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.
The Einasleigh River flows through the locality from south-east to west. Its tributary, the Etheridge River, flows through the locality from south to west with their confluence in the west of the locality.
The locality takes its name from the Abingdon Downs cattle station which, being approximately 445,000 hectares (4,450 km2), occupies much of the locality. Its homestead is located in the west of the locality (17°36′16″S 143°10′51″E / 17.6044°S 143.1807°E) with the Abingdon Downs Airport immediately to the south. As at 2016, the station was carrying 16,000 Brahman cattle.
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