Howitt

Howitt is a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia.

Howitt is a coastal locality in the Shire of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Howitt had a population of 24 people.

Many towns and localities in this area have names connected to the Burke and Wills expedition. Although not officially recorded, it is likely that Howitt is named after Alfred William Howitt, who led a relief mission that rescued the only survivor John King and buried the bodies of Burke and Wills (Howitt later disinterred the bodies and returned them to Melbourne for burial).