| The Gold
Coast City stretches from Beenleigh on the southern fringe
of Logan City, for approximately 60km (38 miles) south
to Coolangatta situated on the New South Wales border,
and extends west to the foothills of the Great Dividing
Range in World Heritage-listed Lamington National Park.
Tweed Heads and sections of Beaudesert
are also commonly referred to as being a part of 'The
Gold Coast' region. However, they do not fall into the
statistical boundaries of Gold Coast City. The city is
renowned for its sunny subtropical climate, world-class
beaches, waterfront properties, wide array of tourist
attractions and long, high-rise-dominated skyline.
The is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland,
to the south of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. Due
to the conurbation between Brisbane City and the Gold
Coast, in addition to the train line and M1 motorway,
it is often seen in the 21st Century as belonging to Brisbane
as an outer suburb. The Gold Coast stretches from the
south end of Logan City and Russell Island to the border
with New South Wales. The southernmost town is Coolangatta
which includes Point Danger and its lighthouse, and it
is twin cities with Tweed Heads across the border. At
28.1667° S 153.55° E, this is the most easterly
point on the Queensland mainland (Point Lookout on the
offshore island of North Stradbroke is slightly further
east).
From Coolangatta,
approximately seventy kilometres of holiday resorts and
surfing beaches stretch north as far as the towns of Southport
and Surfers Paradise, which together form the Gold Coast's
commercial centre (latitude about 27.7 degrees south).
The administrative area of the Gold Coast City Council
(Gold Coast City Council Website) continues north up to
Beenleigh.
The major river in the area is the Nerang
River. Much of the land between the coastal strip and
the hinterland was once wetlands drained by this river,
but the swamps have been converted into manmade waterways
(over 260 km [4], or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy)
and artificial islands covered in upmarket homes. The
heavily developed coastal strip sits on a narrow barrier
sandbar between these waterways and the sea.
To the west, the city is bordered
by a part of the Great Dividing Range commonly referred
to as the 'Gold Coast hinterland'. A 206 km² section
of the mountain range is protected by Lamington National
Park and has been listed as a World Heritage area in recognition
of its "outstanding geological features displayed
around shield volcanic craters and the high number of
rare and threatened rainforest species".[1]. The
area is popular among bushwalkers and day-trippers.
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