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Townsville

American  
[tounz-vil] / ˈtaʊnz vɪl /

noun

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


Townsville British  
/ ˈtaʊnzvɪl /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

In Townsville, locals woke to grey skies but only drizzle, and the news that predicted flooding levels did not materialise.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

My hat blew off and flew towards Townsville; my hair, and even my shirt, were trying hard to follow!

From Missing Friends Being the Adventures of a Danish Emigrant in Queensland (1871-1880) by Weitemeyer, Thorvald

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