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Guide to Gold Coast
Gold Coast City is located in the South-east
corner of Queensland, Australia. It is the second most
populous city in the state and the seventh most populous
city in the country. Gold Coast City stretches from Beenleigh
on the southern fringe of Logan City, for approximately
60km (38 miles) south to Coolangatta situated on the New
South Wales border, and extends west to the foothills
of the Great Dividing Range in World Heritage-listed Lamington
National Park.
Tweed Heads and sections of Beaudesert
are also commonly referred to as being a part of 'The
Gold Coast' region. However, they do not fall into the
statistical boundaries of Gold Coast City. The city is
renowned for its sunny subtropical climate, world-class
beaches, waterfront properties, wide array of tourist
attractions and long, high-rise-dominated skyline.
The Gold Coast is situated in the southeast
corner of Queensland, to the south of Brisbane, the capital
of Queensland. Due to the conurbation between Brisbane
City and the Gold Coast, in addition to the train line
and M1 motorway, it is often seen in the 21st Century
as belonging to Brisbane as an outer suburb. The Gold
Coast stretches from the south end of Logan City and Russell
Island to the border with New South Wales. The southernmost
town is Coolangatta which includes Point Danger and its
lighthouse, and it is twin cities with Tweed Heads across
the border. At 28.1667° S 153.55° E, this is the
most easterly point on the Queensland mainland (Point
Lookout on the offshore island of North Stradbroke is
slightly further east).
From Coolangatta, approximately seventy
kilometres of holiday resorts and surfing beaches stretch
north as far as the towns of Southport and Surfers Paradise,
which together form the Gold Coast's commercial centre
(latitude about 27.7 degrees south). The administrative
area of the Gold Coast City Council (Gold Coast City Council
Website) continues north up to Beenleigh.
The major river in the area is the Nerang
River. Much of the land between the coastal strip and
the hinterland was once wetlands drained by this river,
but the swamps have been converted into manmade waterways
(over 260 km [4], or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy)
and artificial islands covered in upmarket homes. The
heavily developed coastal strip sits on a narrow barrier
sandbar between these waterways and the sea.
To the west, the city is bordered
by a part of the Great Dividing Range commonly referred
to as the 'Gold Coast hinterland'. A 206 km² section
of the mountain range is protected by Lamington National
Park and has been listed as a World Heritage area in recognition
of its "outstanding geological features displayed
around shield volcanic craters and the high number of
rare and threatened rainforest species".[1]. The
area is popular among bushwalkers and day-trippers.
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