How big is Brisbane?

Brisbane is the capital of Queensland and the third largest city in China, with a population of about 1 654,38+0.5 million, accounting for more than 45% of Queensland's population. Brisbane is located in the subtropical zone, with an average annual sunshine time of 7.5 hours, so it has the reputation of "Sunshine City". Brisbane River winds through the city and flows into the Pacific Ocean, which is 15km away. Brisbane is also known as the city of rivers because of its beautiful scenery. Australians compare Brisbane to a beach girl with curly blonde hair and dark brown skin.

Brisbane was founded in 1824, when it was a colony of exiled criminals. Later, because of the fertile land, it became a gathering place for European immigrants. It once belonged to New South Wales and was named after the then Governor Thomas Brisbane. There are many relics of the pioneer era here. Walking on the street, all kinds of buildings will tell people the historical changes of Brisbane. The downtown is centered on King George Square, and the busiest streets are queen street and Adelaide Street, which are in sharp contrast with modern commercial, financial and tourist buildings. They are gray old municipal buildings and post offices located in the southeast of the city, which were built by 1 prisoners exiled many centuries ago. The docks, watchtowers, stone roads built by prisoners and the tin houses where they lived at that time still exist. It should be said that Brisbane today embodies the blood and sweat of former prisoners.

Brisbane has many botanical gardens and parks, such as Queen's Garden, Victoria Park and Koala Zoo. This is a good place for rest and sightseeing. Brisbane is a tourist city. Its beautiful Gold Coast and Great Barrier Reef attract thousands of tourists from all over the world every year.

Main tourist attractions:

1. Gold Coast.

It is 96 kilometers away from the center of Brisbane, and it is named after the golden beach that stretches for 32 kilometers. Here is the influence area of the Pacific warm current, with sunny all year round and pleasant climate. There are more than 30 world-class hotels, scenic spots and various attractive theme tourist areas, as well as three world-class theme parks, so it enjoys the reputation of "theme park capital". Sea World is the largest marine park in China, with dolphins, whales, sharks and water skiing performances. A replica of the sailboat Endeavour, which was taken by the British navigator Captain Cook, floated on the lake for tourists to watch.

Warner Bros. Movie City is the only movie theme amusement park in the southern hemisphere. Visitors can enjoy stunts, special effects of film shooting and many movie sets.

Gulinbin Park is a natural ecological reserve. Visitors can enjoy the unique plants, flowers, colorful parrots, kangaroos and other animals in this area and learn about the living habits of wild animals in Australia. The spectacle of feeding wild colorful parrots in the park is world-famous.

The average temperature here is around 25 degrees Celsius, which is most suitable for people to swim and water ski. There is a famous surfing paradise here. This used to be an uninhabited beach. At the beginning of the 20th century, a discerning tourist catered to the Australian hobby of water skiing and surfing, and built a hotel called "Surfers Paradise" here. As a result, tourists from home and abroad poured in and gradually developed into a large-scale tourist area. There is also a famous "Blue Marin" fishing competition venue in the tourist area.

Great Barrier Reef.

It is the largest coral reef area in the world, the largest tourist sign in Queensland, the natural landscape that Australians are most proud of and one of the seven natural landscapes in the world. It is located in the west of the South Pacific Coral Sea, starting from the Torres Strait in the north and near Fraser Island in the south. It stretches for 2400 kilometers along the coastline of Queensland, just like a natural seawall, guarding the coast like a fortress, so it is called the Barrier Reef, with a total area of 207,000 square kilometers. The Great Barrier Reef has 600 Aoke islands and reefs and more than 300 kinds of living corals, which are colorful and varied, forming a natural art picture of party building in different disciplines. Some are like red plums in the snow, some are like peacocks with open screens, some are as round as mushrooms and shavings, and some are as slender as velvet ... From the air, these islands and reefs are like beautiful flowers blooming on the blue sea. The lake surrounded by rocks is called AA Lake, and the water depth is generally less than 60 meters. The waves outside the rocks are rough, and the lake inside the rocks is as flat as a mirror. The water here is clear and the estimated depth can reach 20 meters. All kinds of beautiful and exotic fish, crabs, mollusks and seaweed are dazzling and colorful. 17 On the larger island, there are hotels and apartments. Every year, tourists flock to see the wonders of the sea. Among them, Green Island and Helen Island are the most famous. At present, the Great Barrier Reef has been threatened by Jingguan starfish, which feeds on corals, and the reef veins have been destroyed. The Australian government is taking protective measures.

The land area of Beijing is 16807.8 square kilometers. Among them, the plain area is 6390.3 square kilometers, accounting for 38%. Mountain area 104 17.5 square kilometers, accounting for 62%. The urban area is 87. 1 km2. The suburban area is 1282.8 square kilometers, and the suburban area is 3 198 square kilometers. County area 12239.9 square kilometers. Urban planning scope: dingfuzhuang in the east, Shijingshan in the west, Nanyuan in the south and Qinghe in the north, covering an area of 750 square kilometers. The central city (that is, the old city, bounded by the center line of the Second Ring Road from east to west and the center line of the moat from north to south) covers an area of 62.5 square kilometers.

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