Gold Coast, Queensland
| Gold Coast Queensland | |||||||||
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Tap frae left: Nerang River and the Surfers Paradise skyline, Harbour Town, QLD-NSW border marker at Coolangatta, Q1, Purling Brook Falls in Springbrook National Park, Bermuda Triangle (Sea World), Main Beach | |||||||||
  Gold Coast | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°01′0″S 153°24′0″E / 28.01667°S 153.40000°ECoordinates: 28°01′0″S 153°24′0″E / 28.01667°S 153.40000°E | ||||||||
| Population | 507,642 (2010)[1] (6t) | ||||||||
| • Density | 972/km2 (2,520/sq mi) | ||||||||
| Aurie | 414.3 km2 (160.0 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| Mayor | Tom Tate | ||||||||
| Location | 66 km (41 mi) SSE of Brisbane[2] | ||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gold Coast | ||||||||
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Gold Coast ("Gowd Coast") is a coastal ceety o Australie locatit in Sooth East Queensland, 94km sooth o the state caipital Brisbane. Wi a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the seicont maist populous ceety in the state, the saxt maist populous ceety in the kintra, an an' a' the maist populous nan-caipital ceety in Australie.
Gold Coast is kent as a major tourist destination wi its sunny subtropical climate, surfin beaches, canal an waterway seestems, its heich-rise dominatit skyline, nightlife, and rainforest hinterland. Gold Coast is a candidate ceety for the 2018 Commonwealth Gemmes.
Sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Accordin tae the Gold Coast Ceety Cooncil Wabsteid Archived 2008-08-02 at the Wayback Machine, Gold Coast is twinned wi:
Beihai, Guangxi, Cheenae
Acapulco, Mexico
Corfu, Greece
Medellín, Antioquia, Colombie
Dubai, Unitit Arab Emirates
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Unitit States
Horowhenua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Kanagawa, Japan- Takasu, Hokkaido, Japan
Netanya, Israel
Nouméa, New Caledon (Fraunce)
Tainan, Taiwan- Taipei, Taiwan
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolie
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gold Coast (Statistical Area Level 4)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 Februar 2016.
- ↑ "Great Circle Distance between GOLD COAST and BRISBANE". Geoscience Australia. Mairch 2004.