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Port Douglas is a city in Far North Queensland, Australia, about 70 km north of Cairns. In the 2016 census, Port Douglas had a population of 3,504 human beings. The city's population can frequently double, however, with the inflow of travelers for the duration of the peak tourism season from May to September. The town is known as in honour of a former Premier of Queensland, John Douglas. Port Douglas developed quick based totally on the mining industry.

Other components of the location had been hooked up with wood slicing going on in the place surrounding the Daintree River and with settlement starting to occur on lots across the Mossman River through 1880. Previous names for the metropolis protected Terrigal, Island Point, Port Owen and Salisbury. The metropolis is located adjacent to two World Heritage areas, the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.

Port Douglas changed into No. 3 on Australian Traveller mag's list of one hundred Best Towns In Australia. The Port Douglas township changed into installed in 1877 after the discovery of gold at Hodgkinson River via James Venture Mulligan. Port Douglas Post Office opened on 1 September 1877. It grew fast, and at its top Port Douglas had a populace of 12,000 and 27 accommodations. With the construction of the Mulligan Highway it serviced cities as a ways away as Herberton.

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17 Jan 2024
Best Restaurants For Sea-Food Lovers In Port Blair

  Of course, the motive of your traveling might be different whether it is for spending some quality time with your loved one, enjoying adventures or exploring new cultures. However, one thing common among all the travelers is food. Obviously, one of the best parts of the traveling is enjoying the specialized dishes of the destination in the right restaurant. The cuisines you taste in one destination are entirely different in the other one. It gives your taste buds a surprise treat.    Are you heading out to the capital city of Andaman, Port Blair? Do you know that what is special in Port Blair apart from islands and beaches? Do not over think! It is nothing but the seafood. With the increasing number of tourism in this destination, it resulted in the development of many good restaurants, which render excellent seafood items to meet everyone’s taste and preference. Whenever you go to Port Blair, you can enjoy perfect seafood dining at these popular restaurants.  

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17 Jan 2024
Best Time to Visit Port Blair

The best time to visit Port Blair is in the months of October to May . Port Blair is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory of India situated in the Bay of Bengal. Port Blair is connected with mainland India by both air and sea.

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