Archer River, Queensland

Archer River Queensland
Archer River, 2011
Archer River
Coordinates	13°21′10″S 142°36′24″E / 13.35278°S 142.60667°E / -13.35278; 142.60667Coordinates: 13°21′10″S 142°36′24″E / 13.35278°S 142.60667°E / -13.35278; 142.60667
Postcode(s)	4892
LGA(s)	Shire of Cook
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal Division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Archer River: Mission River Mission River Wenlock Aurukun Archer River Lockhart River Aurukun Holroyd River Coen

Archer River is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Geography

This inland locality takes its name from the Archer River which flows from east to west across the locality towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Oyala Thumotang National Park (formerly known as Mungkan Kandju National Park and Archer Bend National Park) is in the south-west of the locality.^[2]

The Peninsula Developmental Road passes through the locality in a NW-SE direction connecting Weipa on the Gulf of Carpentaria to Lakeland. There are two major road junctions within Archer River from the Peninsula Developmental Road. At 13°04′49″S 142°46′06″E / 13.0804°S 142.7682°E / -13.0804; 142.7682 there is a turn-off towards the north onto the Telegraph Road towards Bamaga at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula. At 13°10′24″S 142°50′37″E / 13.1733°S 142.8435°E / -13.1733; 142.8435 there is a turn-off towards the north-east on Portland Road to Lockhart on the Coral Sea coast.

Amenities

The Archer River Roadhouse (13°26′16″S 142°56′30″E / 13.4379°S 142.9416°E / -13.4379; 142.9416 (Archer River Roadhouse)) is located on the Peninsula Developmental Road immediately south of the Archer River. It provides accommodation, laundry, meals, fuel, minor motor vehicle repairs, and internet access.^[3]

Heritage listings

Archer River has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Wenlock Goldfield^[4]

References