Location of Normanton in Queensland (red)
Normanton (17°40′S 141°04′E / -17.667, 141.067) is a small cattle town in the north of the state of Queensland, Australia, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the Norman River. The town's population is 1100, 60% of whom are indigenous Australians (2006 census).1 The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week. The shire is the administrative centre of Carpentaria Shire Council.
Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue of an 8.64 m long salt water crocodile, the largest ever shot. Barramundi and salmon may also be caught in the river.
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