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Queensland is a state
of Australia which occupies the north-eastern section
of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern
Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west
and New South Wales to the south. To the east, Queensland
is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. The
state is Australia's second largest by area.
Queensland is bordered
to the north by the Torres Strait with Boigu Island
off the coast of New Guinea representing the absolute
northern extreme of the territory.
The state capital is Brisbane,
located on the coast 100 kilometres (60 mi) by road
north of the New South Wales border. The fifth-largest
city by area in the world, Mount Isa, is located in
Queensland. The city area is in excess of 40,000 square
kilometres (15,400 sq mi). The state is divided into
several officially recognised regions. Other smaller
geographical regions of note include the Atherton Tablelands,
the Granite Belt, and the Channel Country in the far
south-west.
The state contains five World Heritage listed preservation
areas.
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