Townsville

American

[tounz-vil] / ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

noun

a seaport on the E coast of Queensland, in E Australia.

Townsville British

/ ˈtaʊnzvɪl /

noun

a port in E Australia, in NE Queensland on the Coral Sea: centre of a vast agricultural and mining hinterland. Pop: 119 504 (2001)

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The sharks were kept in large, temperature-controlled tanks at the Marine and Aquaculture Research Facility Unit at James Cook University in Townsville.

From Science Daily • Jan. 21, 2026

Amelia Sewell, 25, moved to Townsville, north Queensland, in 2023 and said she never sees herself moving back home to Cardiff.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

The other host cities will be Melbourne, Adelaide, Townsville, Newcastle and Brisbane, which will also stage the 2032 Olympics.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

A video of the discovery posted on Instagram shows members of the Townsville Hike and Explore group gasping in surprise when they realized the authors were thousands of miles away in California.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

The kids listened wide-eyed to one who had actually been past Townsville, until the mother packed them off to bed.

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.

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