The
Atherton Tableland is a fertile plateau which is part of the
Great Dividing Range in
Queensland,
Australia. It is located west to south-south-west inland from
Cairns. Although it is in the tropical latitudes, its elevated position provides a climate suitable for
dairy farming. It has an area of around 32,000 km
2 with an altitude ranging between . The fertility of the soils in the region can be attributed to the volcanic origins of the land.