A state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Located in the northeast of the mainland. It is adjacent to the Coral Sea in the east and the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north. The area is 654.38+0.727 square kilometers. The population is 2.939 million (199 1). Brisbane, the capital and major port. Most of the eastern coastline is protected by the Great Barrier Reef. The great watershed winds from north to south along the east coast. The main rivers are Fitzroy River and Brisbane River. There are only seasonal rivers inland. Great artesian basin in the west is an important animal husbandry area, where cattle and sheep are raised. The forests in the north are dense. Tropical climate, humid in the east and dry in the west. The coastal areas are rich in sugarcane, cotton, tobacco and tropical fruits. There is black soil in the southeast Darling grassland, which is the main producing area of wheat and barley. There are coal mines, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, silver and uranium. Industry includes primary products (sugar cane, meat, wood, aluminum, etc. ) processing, printing, auto repair, etc.

Queensland, known as the "Sunshine State", is a famous tourist and holiday resort in Australia. The climate here is warm and sunny. There are many beautiful and charming tourist attractions along its eastern coast, such as Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Fraser Island, Capricorn Coast, Holy Spirit Coast, North Queensland Coast and Thailand.

Brisbane 1

Brisbane is a beautiful city, and the Brisbane River winds through the city. Not far away, Mount Coos is a holiday and leisure resort, overlooking Brisbane from the top. Tourist attractions in the city include Nan 'an Park, the former site of 1988 World Expo Park, China City, Longsong Zoo, Taoist Song Qingshan and so on.

2. Gold Coast

The Gold Coast is a world-famous tourist city, located about 70 kilometers south of Brisbane. The 40-kilometer-long golden beach has brought the beautiful name "Gold Coast" to the city. In fact, the beauty of this city is worthy of its reputation as a world-famous tourist destination. The famous tourist attractions in this area are: movie world, ocean world, dream world, bird garden, surfer's paradise and so on.

3. Sunshine Coast

Located in the north of Brisbane, Sunshine Coast is also one of the famous tourist attractions, such as Underwater World, Pineapple Orchard and Nusa Beach. There is also the small town Caloundra, which means "beautiful place" in the indigenous language. There are also many national parks in this area, such as Big Sandy National Park and Blackwell Mountain National Park.

4. Fraser coastal area

A. Frazeza i.

Fraser Sand Island is one of Australia's world cultural heritage sites, with a total length of1.23km.. It is the largest sand island in the world and the largest island on the east coast of Australia. The resort here not only retains the original natural wild state, but also has complete tourist facilities. Visitors can spend the night here or rent a four-wheel drive car to travel around the island. There are more than 40 scenic freshwater lakes on the island, as well as colorful and varied sand hills.

B. Hervey B.

Hervey Bay is the only place to go to Fraser Island. At the same time, there are many cruise ships for tourists to watch whales and fish.

C. Bandarberg (Bandarberg)

It's a five-hour drive from Brisbane to Bandarberg with a population of 32,000, which is the south gate of the Great Barrier Reef National Park. Visitors can take a boat from Burnett to Mrs. musgrave, or fly to Mrs. Elliot to visit the Great Barrier Reef (20 minutes). At Mon Repos Beach, which is about 2 km away from downtown11-65438+February, you can see the wonderful natural landscape of turtle spawning every year.

5. Capricorn coastal areas

A. Rockhampton

Rockhampton, known as "Australian Beef Capital", is a big town in this area with a population of 57,500. There are art galleries, indigenous cultural centers and other attractions in the city. But more importantly, it's the way to Cherpel Island. Visitors can take a boat from Roslin Bay to Cherpel Island. The island is a popular holiday resort in Liaoyang for young people. There are 17 beaches on the island, and the charming scenery makes tourists linger back and forth. Among them, Nakajima Underwater Observatory is an ideal place to observe the underwater marine world. You can also take a glass-bottomed boat to visit the underwater world.

B. Gude Si Tong

From here, you can go to Heron Island by boat or plane. Heron Island is a paradise for divers. It takes only 30 minutes to go around the island, surrounded by salt lakes. This is an ideal place to visit the Great Barrier Reef and watch coral reefs, oceans and tropical fish.

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(Capricorn coastal area)

6. Huisendi coastal area

A. MacKay

MacKay is a famous sugarcane planting area and a big city in this area with a population of 74,000. From here, you can go to Eungella National Park and Cape Hillsborough National Park, or you can take a cruise ship from Roylen to Credlin Reef to see the beautiful scenery of the Great Barrier Reef, or you can take a boat to whitson Island.

B. Holy Spirit Island

Whitson Island is located in the high seas between MacKay and Bowen, 32km northeast of MacKay. The blue sea, dense forests and isolated resorts constitute the unique scenery of Huisendi Island. Is a noble tourist area, tourism projects include: diving, snorkeling, fishing and sailing.

7. North Queensland Coastal Area

A. townsville is located about 0/1,400km north of Brisbane, with a population of about 65,438+million. There are many tropical plants here, and there are tropical customs everywhere. The main tourist attractions are: Great Barrier Reef Wonderland, Queen's Garden and Kaiser Mountain. It takes about 20 minutes to reach Magmetic Island by boat, and the boat trip to see the Great Barrier Reef is about 1 hour and 45 minutes.

B. Keynes

Cairns, an internationally famous tourist city, was a sand pool distribution center in history with a population of about 65,000. Keynes is the most important gateway to the Great Barrier Reef and the first choice to see the Australian rainforest. Because of its perfect tourism facilities and diverse tourism products, it has gradually become the most important and irreplaceable tourist attraction in Australia's tourism industry. The most [font id = markstyle = "color: # ee6600; BACKGROUND-COLOR: yellow"] Wonderful [/font] Tourism projects include: a day trip by boat to the Great Barrier Reef; One-day tour of tropical rain forest, cable car, sightseeing train and indigenous cultural village in Courand; One-day rafting on the Tully River, etc. In addition, take a seaplane and dive; Take a cruise to see crocodiles for a day; Bungee jumping, ballooning, skydiving, parachute water skiing and jet water skiing are also very popular [font ID = markstyle = "color: # ee 6600; Background color: yellow "] Wonderful [/font] and exciting.

8. Great Barrier Reef National Park

The volcanic activity millions of years ago and the slow growth of coral reefs in 15000 years have made this famous tourist attraction-Great Barrier Reef National Park known as the "eighth wonder" in the world. It is located on the east coast of Queensland, stretching over 2,000 kilometers from Cape York Peninsula in the north to Bandarberg in the south. There are more than 350 species of coral here, which is the habitat of tens of thousands of marine life. Colorful marine fish flock around the beautiful and spectacular coral reefs, forming a mysterious underwater world, just like the undersea shrine in Journey to the West, with more than 700 islands.