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The total land mass of Queensland covers 22.5% of the Australian continent, an area of 1,729,742 square kilometres, making it the second largest state in Australia. [2] The total length of Queensland's mainland coastline is 6,973 km (4,333 mi) with another 6,374 km (3,961 mi) of island coastline. [3]
Pages in category "Coastal towns in Queensland" ... Rainbow Beach, Queensland; River Heads, Queensland; Ross Creek (Central Queensland) S. St Lawrence, Queensland;
Granite Belt – an area of south-east Queensland centred on the town of Stanthorpe. Border Rivers – an area near the border of New South Wales and Queensland. Capricorn Coast – a section of the Central Queensland coastline near the Tropic of Capricorn. Maranoa – a district that is sometimes referred to as the Western Darling Downs, in ...
C. Calen, Queensland; Caloundra; Caloundra (suburb) Campwin Beach, Queensland; Cannonvale, Queensland; Cape Conway, Queensland; Cape Gloucester, Queensland
Longest rivers in Queensland by length (September 2008) Order River name Length Region(s) Notes km mi; 1: Cooper Creek: 1,113 692: Lake Eyre Basin: River course is located in Queensland and South Australia 2: Warrego: 1,380 857: 3: Paroo: 1,210 752: 4: Flinders: 1,004 624: Entire course of the river is located in Queensland. 5: Diamantina: 941 585
Queensland, the north-east state of Australia. Queensland is the north-eastern state of Australia and has land borders with three other Australian states and territories: New South Wales (to the south), South Australia (to the south-west) and Northern Territory (to the west).
The town is a relaxed coastal community that welcomes tourists, many of whom enjoy fishing and boating in the locality. [ 19 ] The Burrum Heads Lion Park Boat Ramp ( 25°11′03″S 152°36′28″E / 25.1843°S 152.6079°E / -25.1843; 152.6079 ( Lions Park ) ) is a popular place to watch the sun set across the Isis River ...
During the Gympie Gold Rush (1867), prospectors scaled the Sunshine Coast mountains to develop easier roadways to and from the gold fields of Gympie. After the construction of the railway line to Gympie, the coastal and river towns, being mostly ports for the early river trade, were bypassed. [10]