Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country. It is the second largest state by area and the third largest state by population.

Geography

• Borders
• North The northernmost part of the state is the triangular Cape York Peninsula, which points toward New Guinea. The western side of the peninsula is washed by the Gulf of Carpentaria, while its eastern side borders the Coral Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
• East The eastern border is the Pacific Ocean
• West To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138° E. longitude, and to the south-west by the north-eastern corner of South Australia.
• South by New South Wales. This border has three sections:
• The watershed from Point Danger to the Dumaresq River
• The river section involving the Dumaresq, the Macintyre and the Barwon
• The 29° S. latitude, over to the South Australian border.
• The State capital Brisbane, is located on the coast 100 km by road north of the New South Wales border.
• The largest city by area in the world, Mount Isa, is located in Queensland. The city area is in excess of 40,000 km².
• Other regions of note include:
• the Atherton Tableland
• the Bunya Mountains
• Carnarvon Gorge
• the Darling Downs
• Whitsunday Islands
• Hinchinbrook Island
• the Gold Coast having some the state's best beaches
• the Great Dividing Range
• Further afield is the Channel Country in the far south-west.
• 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
• Wet Tropics of Queensland