Mount Jukes, Queensland – Wikipedia

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Suburb of Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia

Mount Jukes is a mountain and surrounding coastal rural locality north of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Mount Jukes had a population of 394 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

The mountain is located in the south-west of the locality (20°59′52″S 148°56′57″E / 20.9978°S 148.9492°E / -20.9978; 148.9492 (Mount Jukes (Queensland))) within Pioneer Peaks National Park and the Central Mackay Coast IBRA Region.[4] It rises to 547 metres (1,795 ft) above sea level and is composed of igneous rock that has been weathered and eroded.[5] The mountains originated from volcanic activity approximately 32 million years ago.[6]

Mount Jukes has a species of shrubs growing in its trees called the Mount Blackwood holly, a species only found in Mount Blackwood area. The easiest route up the mountain is by gravel road that is locked.[citation needed]

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History[edit]

Mount Jukes was named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in 1862 after geologist Joseph Beete Jukes, who served as a naturalist on the explorations of HMS Fly from 1842 to 1846.[2]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). “Mount Jukes (SSC)”. 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata

  2. ^ a b “Mount Jukes – mountain in Mackay Region (entry 17422)”. Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ “Mount Jukes – locality in Mackay Region (entry 46810)”. Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ “Pioneer Peaks National Park”. WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  5. ^ “Kuttabul”. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  6. ^ “Cape Hillsborough, Pioneer Peaks, Mount Ossa, Mount Martin and Reliance Creek National Parks and adjoining State Waters Management Plan” (PDF). Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2017.



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