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Where is the Gold Coast in Australia?

On the east coast of Australia, there is a holiday resort consisting of dozens of beautiful beaches, which stretches for 42 kilometers. It is the famous Queensland Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast starts from Nangang in the north and reaches Culumbin in the south. Besides the pleasant scenery, there are many interesting theme parks here, such as Warner Movie World, Ocean World and Dream World. Surfing on the Gold Coast is also a very attractive water activity for tourists. In addition, you can go to the paradise to experience the most primitive way of life in Australia, and enjoy the local shearing performance while drinking tea outdoors.

As a well-developed scenic spot, the Gold Coast has complete facilities for eating, living, traveling, traveling, shopping and entertainment, and all kinds of tourists can get different satisfaction there.

GOLD COAST, a seaside resort in southeastern Queensland, Australia, is 78km south of Brisbane with a population of 350,000. It is named after a golden beach that stretches for 32 kilometers. It is the most famous beach leisure area in Australia. The Gold Coast, like its name, is dominated by the coast. From the Kulga Tower to Southport, the continuous beach is as beautiful as a golden beach, which is 32 kilometers long, forming a unique landscape of the Gold Coast and becoming the most striking seaside tourist attraction in the world. Here is the influence area of the Pacific warm current. It is sunny all year round, warm and pleasant, the sea is blue and crystal clear, the fine sand is as clean as powder, the sunshine is warm all year round, and the snow-like waves splash day and night. It is Australia's favorite tourist destination. About 2 million tourists come here for sightseeing and vacation every year.

1770, British navigator Cook passed by here and saw the shallow water and shoals and reefs here. He named the mountain here and the place protruding from the water as the warning mountain and the dangerous point respectively. Now the dangerous headland has become a boundary pillar between New South Wales and Queensland. There is a Cook Monument and a lighthouse on the headland. From 65438 to the 1940s, Europeans began to build settlements, cultivate land, and build houses and houses here. At that time, the place where indigenous people lived together had become a tourist center with hotels and villas.