Pelican, Queensland
| Pelican Queensland | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  Pelican | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°ECoordinates: 26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°E | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 111.3 km2 (43.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Pelican is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The locality is named after Pelican Station, a pastoral run operated by James Ivory in the early 1850s. It is assumed that pelicans were seen at times on nearby Pelican Lagoon.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Pelican - locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47737)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.