Coral Sea, Cairns Regional, Queensland
Explore Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Coral Sea, QLD map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets — plus a labelled MGA grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Queensland or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Coral Sea and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Geoscience Australia National Base Map — seamless topographic mapping covering the mainland, Tasmania and the external territories. NATMAP 250K shows the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 map sheets, mosaicked nationwide — the printed sheets generations of Australians navigated the outback with. The search box finds any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Coral Sea.
Reading the map like a paper sheet. Click Grid to overlay the Map Grid of Australia (MGA), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an MGA grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what emergency services and search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load, which across much of inland Australia is most of the time.
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| Locality | Coral Sea |
| State | Queensland (QLD) |
| Local Government Area | Cairns Regional |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving |
| Latitude | -16.80944 |
| Longitude | 146.04646 |
| Area | 65607.9 km² |
| Area Code | 07 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 1385 km north-northwest |
Coral Sea is a locality in the Cairns Regional local government area of Queensland, Australia. The locality covers an area of 65607.9 km². It lies approximately 1385 km north-northwest of Brisbane. Coral Sea is located at 16.8094°S, 146.0465°E. It observes Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) - no daylight saving.
Coral Sea shimmers with the promise of endless blue, a coastal enclave where the humid breath of the tropics meets the salty tang of the ocean. It lies 284.3 km north-north-west of Townsville City, QLD (from Townsville City, QLD: bearing 343°T), and is situated 18.2 km east-north-east of Yarrabah. The land here is a gentle embrace of rolling hills that eventually surrender to the insistent reach of the sea, their emerald cloaks dotted with the vibrant hues of hibiscus and bougainvillea. Beyond the immediate fringe of sun-kissed beaches, fringed by the stoic silhouettes of pandanus palms, lie mangrove estuaries, their intricate root systems a vital nursery for marine life. The air itself carries a certain weight, thick with the scent of frangipani and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant reminder of the warm, life-giving climate.
This stretch of coastline, part of the Cairns Regional local government area, has long been a place of passage and sustenance for people. Its history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its inhabitants and the bounty of its waters. For generations, Indigenous custodians have understood the rhythms of this land and sea, their connection a deep and enduring one. More recently, the local economy has found its footing in the plentiful catches of the Coral Sea itself, with fishing fleets venturing out to bring back a colourful array of reef fish and crustaceans. Tourism, too, has woven itself into the fabric of Coral Sea, drawing travellers to its pristine beaches and the gateway it provides to the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef, a natural marvel that defines this region's very identity.
Sources: curated tourist landmarks, CAPAD 2024 (Australian protected areas), OpenStreetMap.
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This page provides a street and satellite map of Coral Sea, Queensland. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Coral Sea, in the Cairns Regional local government area.
Detailed location data for Coral Sea includes the postcode, telephone area code (07), and local government area (Cairns Regional). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Australian town, suburb or landmark by name; offers Geoscience Australia topographic mapping and the classic NATMAP 1:250 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled Map Grid of Australia (MGA) so the map can be read like a printed topographic sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an MGA grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Coral Sea is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | October 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; © Geoscience Australia National Base Map and NATMAP 1:250 000 (CC BY 4.0); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |