Whyanbeel
Whyanbeel is a rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia. In the , Whyanbeel had a population of 160 people. Geography. Most of the locality (particularly in the north) is undeveloped heavily forested mountainous land with elevations of typically above sea level with the highest peak, the Pinnacle at at . It is within the Daintree National Park. Around the southern boundaries of the locality, the land is low-lying at approximately and used for farming sugarcane and tropical fruit. The southern areas are watered by Whyanbeel Creek and its tributary Chinaman Creek. In the farming land there are  cane tramways to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Sugar Mill. History. The name "Whyanbeel" means canoe in an Aboriginal language (possibly Yindinyji) and was recorded on 6 December 1873 by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple. Education. There are no schools in Whyanbeel. The nearest primary school is in neighbouring Miallo. The nearest secondary school is in Mossman.