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| Gold Coast City
is located in the
south east corner of
Queensland,
Australia.
It is the second most populous city in the
state and the seventh most populous city (after
Newcastle, New South Wales) in the country. The Gold Coast City extends
from the most northern suburb of
Beenleigh
on the southern fringe of
Logan
City, south to Coolangatta situated on the
New South Wales border, and west to the foothills of the
Great Dividing Range. 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 Gold Coast is situated in the southeast corner of Queensland, to the south of Brisbane the capital of Queensland. 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 , 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 [1], or over 9 times that of Venice, Italy) and artificial islands covered in palatial homes. The heavily developed coastal strip sits on a narrow barrier sandbar between these waterways and the sea. The Gold Coast has a subtropical climate with warm, mild winters and hot, bright summers. Some climatic features:
The Gold Coast consists of 57 kilometres of coastline with some of the most famous beaches in Australia including, Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads, Currumbin, Greenmount, Kirra, The Spit and Main Beach, Mermaid Beach, South Stradbroke Island, Surfers Paradise and Tallebudgera. While the beaches are beautiful and enticing there are also inherent dangers, that is why the Gold Coast has Australia’s largest professional surf lifesaving service to protect people on the beaches and to promote surf safety throughout the community. The Local Government actively promotes these "Golden Rules" for swimmers:
The Queensland Department of Primary Industries carries out the Queensland Shark Safety Program (SSP) to protect swimmers from sharks. For over 40 years no fatal shark attack has occurred on a protected beach on the Gold Coast. Sharks are caught by using nets and baited drumlines off the major swimming beaches. Even with the SSP, sharks do range within sight of the patrolled beaches, lifeguards will clear swimmers from the water if it is considered that there is safety risk. There are usually high levels of the sun’s ultraviolet rays on the beach and overexposure to these rays can cause skin damage, (sunburn) and skin cancer. Being "Sun Smart" is at all times to wear appropriate clothing which includes long sleeve shirts with proper neck protection, using swimming vests and wetsuits, wearing broad brim hats and sunglasses to the Australian Standard 1067. Apply to exposed areas, at least 15+ broad-spectrum sunscreens and follow the makers directions of when to reapply, especially when being in the water. Source: Wikipedia |
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