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Interesting Facts About Cairns, Australia

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Interesting Facts About Cairns, Australia

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  1. Interesting Facts About Cairns, Australia Cairns is one of the hottest tourist destinations in Australia as well as one of the most populated regions. Uncover more interesting facts about Cairns today so that you are well aware of the places and don’t need the assistance of a local to get around there. Ease your trip with some of the biggest offers Southwest Airlines Deals brings to you. Discover hundreds of cheap flight tickets for hundreds of destinations.

  2. 1. The word Cairns has been named after- Sir William Wellington Cairns who was the governor1875-1877 General of Queensland and it was originally founded in 1876. 2. The earliest settlement in Cairns was made by the GimuyWalubaraYidinji people-an Australian Aboriginal. 3. Cairns was founded with the objective to serve the miners heading to the Hodgkinson River goldfield. 4. Cairn experiences a tropical type of climate- a tropical monsoon climate where the months of November see a heavy monsoonal downpour while summers are relatively drier from June to October.

  3. 5. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Cairns include Fitzroy Island, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Rainforestation Nature Park, Kuranda Scenic Railway, Barron Falls, Barron Gorge National Park, etc. 6. During World War II, Cairns was used as a staging base for operations by the Allied Forces for operations in the Pacific with the United States Army Air Force. 7. After World War II the city became a melting pot for tourism and with the establishment of the Cairns International The airport in 1984 the tourism industry took a big leap.

  4. 8. Some of the most notable people from Cairns include Gavin Allen, Christine Anu, Adam Sarota, William Reading, Aaron Baynes, Charlie Dixon, Catriona Gray, and many more. If you think you need to travel soon to organize your trips today with Southwest Airlines Reservations.

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