Mourilyan Harbour
locality in Queensland, Australia
Mourilyan Harbour is a coastal locality and harbour within the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Mourilyan Harbour had a population of 142 people.
Geography
The locality of Mourilyan Harbour is a coastal area bounded by the Coral Sea on the east and the Moresby River and one of its tributary creeks to the south.
The port facility is located on the northern bank of the mouth of the Moresby River (17.5998°S 146.1245°E / -17.5998; 146.1245 (Mourilyan Port)). It is primarily used to export raw sugar and molasses but also handles other cargoes such as woodchips and cattle.
The Mourilyan Harbour Road runs roughly east–west through the locality linking the port to the town of Mourilyan to the immediate west.
Apart from the port, most of the developed land in the locality is used for growing sugarcane.
History
In 1872, John Moresby, a naval captain as well as hydrographer and explorer, charted Mourilyan Harbour on a coastal patrol in HMS Basilisk. He named it after one of his officers, Lieutenant T. L. Mourilyan. Moresby considered it to be an excellent landing place with a deepwater anchorage.
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