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| Coordinates | 17°42′21″S 146°06′47″E / 17.70583°S 146.11306°ECoordinates: 17°42′21″S 146°06′47″E / 17.70583°S 146.11306°E |
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Cowley Beach Training Area (CBTA) is a military installation near , Queensland, Australia.[1] Military exercises are conducted there.[2]
History[]
The base was established in 1962, as the home for the Joint Tropical Research Unit (JTRU).[1]
The training area is approximately 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) in size, including Lindquist Island (approximately 1 km offshore) and is located 90 km south of Cairns.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cowley Beach Innisfail, Queensland". April 2016. https://www.defence.gov.au/id/_Master/docs/NCRP/QLD/0997CowleyBeachInnisfailQLD.pdf.
- ↑ "Defence to test FNQ capability" (in en). 2015-08-25. https://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns/beach-to-be-transformed-in-defence-exercise/news-story/0123cc30e38fe4b9e9075f4af60acc29.
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