Shute Harbour
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Shute Harbour is a sheltered port for small vessels located approximately 10 kilometres east of Airlie Beach on the Whitsunday Coast of Queensland
, Australia
. Serving mainly as a boarding point for ferries between the Whitsunday Islands
and the mainland, it is also home to many charter boat operations.
It is second only to Sydney
’s Circular Quay as the busiest commuter port in Australia and it has the largest seaplane airbase in the Southern hemisphere
. There are regular bus and taxi services available to and from the port which take the winding road through Conway National Park
towards the harbour.
Shute Harbour takes its name from Shute Island, named after a crew member of HM Kangaroo.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. Serving mainly as a boarding point for ferries between the Whitsunday Islands
Whitsunday Islands
The Whitsunday Islands are a collection of continental islands of various sizes off the central coast of Queensland, Australia, situated between just south of Bowen and to the north of Mackay, some north of Brisbane. The island group is centred on Whitsunday Island, while the group's commercial...
and the mainland, it is also home to many charter boat operations.
It is second only to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
’s Circular Quay as the busiest commuter port in Australia and it has the largest seaplane airbase in the Southern hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...
. There are regular bus and taxi services available to and from the port which take the winding road through Conway National Park
Conway National Park
Conway is a national park in Queensland, Australia, 911 km northwest of Brisbane. It is at high risk of being ruined by development in the towns of Airlie Beach Cannonvale and Cannon Valley.-References:...
towards the harbour.
Shute Harbour takes its name from Shute Island, named after a crew member of HM Kangaroo.
See also
- List of ports in Queensland