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Karumba is a town in the Gulf Country region of Queensland, Australia, by road from Normanton and from the state capital, Brisbane. The settlement was previously known as Norman Mouth and Kimberely. Karumba was used by the local aborigines to describe the place. This name was officially used for the township by the 1880s.〔 Karumba forms part of Carpentaria Shire Council, the administrative headquarters of which is in Normanton. At the 2006 census, Karumba had a population of 518. The town is sited at the mouth of the Norman River, and enjoys the distinction of being the only town along the southern Gulf of Carpentaria that is within sight of the Gulf itself (the Gulf's extensive tidal flats prohibits settlement elsewhere along its shore). As such, the town's economy revolves largely around fishing. The Karumba port services the Century Zinc Mine as well as fishing. The prawn industry expanded in the 1960s.〔 The rare Morning Glory cloud rolls through Karumba in the early hours of some mornings in September and October. In the late 1930s the town was a refueling and maintenance stop for the flying boats of the Qantas Empire Airways.〔 The Red Hot Chili Peppers song Animal Bar from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium is about Karumba. It is named after a bar called the Animal Bar. ==History== Karumba Post Office opened on 22 August 1889 and closed in 1919. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karumba, Queensland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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