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214  QUEENSLAND

Queensland at a Glance

Australia’s second-largest state encompasses some
1,727,000 sq km (667,000 sq miles) and is the country’s Weipa
most popular tourist destination, after Sydney, due to its
tropical climate. Brisbane, the state capital, is a modern
city, with skyscrapers looking out over the Brisbane River.
The southern coastline is a haven for surfers and is the region
that most typifies the nation’s beach culture. Further north is
the Great Barrier Reef, one of the natural wonders of the world.
Inland, cattle stations and copper mines generate Queensland’s
wealth. The Far North remains remote and unspoiled, with
rainforests and savannah land abundant with native wildlife.

Northern and Outback
Queensland
(see pp252–61)

Mount Isa Cloncurry
Hughenden

Mount Isa is one of Queensland’s
largest inland cities and revolves
almost entirely around its copper,
zinc and lead mining industries
(see p261).
Longreach

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Charleville

Longreach is in the heart of
Queensland’s Outback, and
its most popular sight is the Cunnamulla
Stockman’s Hall of Fame,
documenting Australia’s
Outback history. Longreach
is also the site of Qantas’
original hangar (see p261).
The spectacular coral islands of the Great Barrier Reef