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Queensland is a state of AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count, in the northeast of the country. The capital city is Brisbane. It is the only Australian state with a unicameral legislature.
1 Geography
- Borders
- North The northernmost part of the state is the triangular Cape York PeninsulaCape York Peninsula extends to the north from the Australian state of Queensland. Cape York at the tip of the peninsula, is the northernmost point of mainland Australia. Much of the Cape is unpopulated, but it does include settlements at Cairns, Port Doug which points toward New GuineaNew Guinea located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the Torres Strait flooded around 5000 BC. The name Papua also refers to the island in whole or. The western side of the peninsula is washed by the Gulf of CarpentariaThe Gulf of Carpentaria is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia, and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea (the waterbody that lies between Australia and New Guinea). In geological terms, the Gulf is young: it was dry land, while its eastern side borders the Coral SeaThe Coral Sea is a region off the north-east coast of Australia with a namesake chain of islands (uninhabited), including the Willis, Coringa, and Tregosse Islets. The Coral Sea is named for its primary feature, the Great Barrier Reef, which is the larges which is 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 deg. 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 29th deg. S. latitude, over to the South Australian border.
- The State capital Brisbane, is located on the coast 100km 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 kmē.
- Other regions of note include:
- The state contains five World Heritage listed preservation areas.
