Pelican Queensland |
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Coordinates | 26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°ECoordinates: 26°37′14″S 150°51′04″E / 26.6205°S 150.8511°E | ||||||||||||||
Area | 111.3 km2 (43.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Pelican is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
The locality is named after Pelican Station, a pastoral run operated by James Ivory in the early 1850s. It is assumed that pelicans were seen at times on nearby Pelican Lagoon.