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Queensland
is a state of Australia that occupies the north-eastern section of the
mainland continent. It is bordered by the
Northern Territory to the west,
South Australia to the south-west and
New South Wales to the south. To the east,
Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. The state is
Australia's second largest by area, following
Western Australia, and the country's third
most populous after New South Wales and
Victoria.
The state capital is Brisbane, located on the coast 100 kilometres (60 mi]])
by road north of the New South Wales border. The fifth-largest city by area
in the world, Mount Isa, is located in Queensland. Other smaller
geographical regions of note include the Atherton Tablelands, the Granite
Belt, and the Channel Country in the far south-west.
Queensland has many places of natural beauty, including: the Sunshine Coast
and the Gold Coast having some of the state's most popular beaches; the
Bunya Mountains and the Great Dividing Range with numerous lookouts,
waterfalls and picnic areas; Carnarvon Gorge; Whitsunday Islands and
Hinchinbrook Island.
The
state contains five World Heritage listed preservation areas: Australian
Fossil Mammal Sites at Riversleigh in the Gulf Country, Central Eastern
Rainforest Reserves, Fraser Island, Great Barrier Reef, and the Wet Tropics
of Queensland.
Queensland, the 'Sunshine State', is the second largest and boasts perfect
tropical weather and the world's largest living organism - the Great Barrier
Reef. Lying on the north-east of the continent, the azure waters of the
Coral Sea and the South Pacific Ocean lapping its coastline, it is bordering
New South Wales and South Australia to the south, and the Northern Territory
to the west.
Outback Queensland covers a huge area where the clear, blue skies, golden
sunsets and friendly locals welcome you to explore this fascinating area of
old bush pubs, national parks, limestone caves, dinosaur footprints and
Aboriginal rock art.
Queensland is also rich in World Heritage listed areas ranging from
Riversleigh fossil mammal site, the ancient rainforests of the Wet Tropics,
Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, to the Great Barrier
Reef teeming with marine life.
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