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Queensland is often referred to as the 'holiday state' and this is certainly a fitting title. The population of approximately 4.51 million live in the states 1,727,000 square kilometres.

Queensland holds activities for everyone, and is the perfect holiday destination. It includesSurfers Paradise,Brisbane,Cairns, theGreat Barrier Reef, manyislands along the coast, a great number of beaches, rainforests and National Parks.

The many islands located along the Queensland coast offer a wide range of different attractions, activities and landscapes.

Several of the more popular islands includeNorth Stradbroke Island,Moreton Island,Fraser Island, theSouthern Reef Islands,Great Keppel Island, theWhitsunday Islands,Magnetic Island,Fitzroy Island,Green Island,Lizard Island and theTorres Strait Islands.

The wide range of small towns between Brisbane and Cairns offer all activities related to the sea. Whilst visiting the inland National Parks, you are also sure to come across the small isolated towns and cattle stations. You may be lucky enough to reach Birdsville, along the Birdsville Track, the most isolated of all.

The Great Dividing Range aligns the coast with mountainous views. Inland, beautiful scenery can be found in theAtherton Tableland, along with agricultural land. The most productive of all agricultural growth is found in theDarling Downs. Further north the wilderness grows deeper. It incorporates a barren outback of desert, empty roads, and small towns, which occassionally blooms when it rains. TheCape York Peninsula is also affected by rain, many of it's dry riverbeds flood in heavy rain.

The hotter but wetter seasons are between November/December and April/May, while the rest of the year tends to be cooler and drier. Queensland is also crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, throughRockhampton andLongreach.

A Little History

In 1824 Queensland began as a penal colony, with settlers following shortly after. It wasn't, however, until 1859 that Queensland became an independent colony fromNew South Wales. During a large part of the 19th century there was great tension between the white settlers and the Aboriginal people, resulting in fierce opposition.

The first British settlement was inCooktown, which is also home to a large gold rush. The main industries in Queensland are agriculture and mining, taking up the substantial part of mineral wealth in Australia. More recently, the state has earned money in tourism, a growing development in Queensland.

Points of Interest

Cairns

The gateway to the beautifulDaintree andCape Tribulation National Parks.

Great Barrier Reef

This world famous reef makes is ideal for the inexperienced and experienced diver who wants to see a multitude of different types of coral and marine life.

Whitsunday Islands

Here it is possible to camp on the beautiful, tropicalWhitsunday Islands.

Queensland Facts

* Queensland Area: 1,734,157 square kilometres
* Queensland Capital: Brisbane

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Top Queensland Destinations

Brisbane	Capricorn Coast	Darling Downs
Far North Queensland	Fraser Coast	Gold Coast
Islands	North Coast	Outback
Sunshine Coast	Whitsunday Coast

Airlie Beach	Alexandra Headland	Atherton Tablelands
Biggera Waters	Birdsville	Blackall Ranges
Bowen	Broadbeach	Broadwater
Bundaberg	Bunya Mountains	Burleigh Heads
Caboolture	Cairns	Caloundra
Cape Hillsborough NP	Cape Tribulation	Cape York Peninsula
Capricorn Coast Hinterland	Conway NP	Cooktown
Coolangatta	Cooloola National Park	Daintree
Eumundi	Eungella National Park	Finch Hatton Gorge
Fitzroy Island	Forest Park	Fraser Island
Glass House Mountains	Gold Coast Hinterland	Great Barrier Reef
Great Keppel Island	Green Island	Gulf Savannah
Gympie	Hamilton Island	Hervey Bay
Kenilworth	Kuranda	Lamington National Park
Lizard Island	Longreach	Mackay
Magnetic Island	Main Beach	Maleny
Maroochy	Maroochydore	Maryborough
Mission Beach	Montville	Mooloolaba
Moreton Island	Mount Coot tha	Mount Isa
Noosa	North Coast Hinterland	North Stradbroke Island
Paluma Range National Park	Port Douglas	Proserpine
Rainbow Beach	Rockhampton	South Bank
Southern Reef Islands	Southport	Springbrook National Park
Sunshine Coast Hinterland	Surfers Paradise	Tamborine Mountain
Tin Can Bay	Torres Strait Islands	Townsville
Whitsundays

Other Queensland Destinations

PLEASE NOTE: The Queensland travel destinations outlined above are only a small selection from the tens of thousands of Australian travel information pages available on Australian Explorer. A comprehensive list of Queensland destinations can be found on the mainQueensland Holidays location guide.

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