Port Alma, Queensland

Port Alma is a town, locality and port in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2][3]

Geography

Port Alma ia approximately 60 kilometres (40 mi) from Rockhampton, at the south end of the Fitzroy River delta.[4]

History

The town was named by hydrographer, Commander J. Jeffrey of the HM Colonial Schooner Pearl, in 1864 after a battle site of the Crimean War.[1]

Port facilities

The port primarily handles cargoes consisting of class 1 explosives, ammonium nitrate, bulk tallow and equipment used in support of military exercises held at Shoalwater Bay.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Port Alma - town in Rockhampton Region (entry 27342)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Port Alma - locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Port Alma - port in Rockhampton Region (entry 445)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Port Procedures and Information for Shipping — Port Alma (Maritime Safety Queensland)". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2010-07-09.

Coordinates: 23°35′S 150°52′E / 23.583°S 150.867°E / -23.583; 150.867


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