Burketown
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Burketown is an isolated outback town and coastal locality in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. It is located 898 kilometres or 558 miles west of Cairns and 227 kilometres or 141 miles west o
Burketown pub (destroyed by fire in 2012)
A Morning Glory cloud near Burketown.
Morning Glory cloud
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The Morning Glory cloud is a rare meteorological phenomenon consisting of a low-level atmospheric solitary wave and associated cloud, occasionally observed in different locations around the world. The
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…6.77 in) fell and the drought caused the death of millions of cattle. From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" – long, tubular clouds, some up to 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) in length – is often observed in the skies above Burketown.The Morning Glory has become…
A Morning Glory cloud formation between Burketown and Normanton, Australia.