My second destination! (Queensland)

Hey.

Right now I am in a city called Queensland. It's great! The temperate here is 25 degrees which is really nice! I am having a great time so far and have enjoyed staying here!

The Gold Coast is a city and is found in the southeast corner of Queensland. Queensland is the second most popular city in the state and sixth most populous in the country. The Gold Coast is known for it's subtropic climate and the great beaches!

Captain James Cook was the first European to discover the Gold Coast when he sailed across it in May 16, 1770. The Gold Coast stretches from Beenleigh to the southern area of Logan City, for approximately 60km. The main river in the Gold Coast is the Nerang River. This City consists of 57 kilometres of coastline and has many great surf beaches such as South Stradbroke island, The Spit, Main Beach, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach, Nobby Beach, Miami, Burleigh Beach, Burleigh Heads, Palm Beach and a lot more. The population of this city is around 527,660. The beaches here are a lot of fun! So far I've been to Surfers Paradise and Nobby Beach, I have had a great time! In a way I will miss this place because it was a great destination to visit and learn about. Right now I better get back to packing my suitcase for tomorrow because I will be leaving the Gold Coast and going to my next destination.

Bye for now.

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Surfers Paradise Beach.

My first destination!

Hi again =)

Today was a lot of fun! The Great Barrier Reef in Queensland is huge and I'm really excited! The weather wasn't too good today but I was glad it didn't rain! This reef has the largest collection of living reefs in the world. Yeah that's right reef"s". It has been discovered that there are many reefs strung together off the coast, although referred to collectively as "The Reef". The reef covers a huge area of the shallow sea bed. It extends for about 2000km along the coast and stretches into the coral sea for up to 300km. There are great cruises you can go on and good places for snorkeling and seeing the amazing sea life in this reef. It is wonderland of living organisms. The reef itself is alive. Unfortunately, scientists have some concern about the health and longevity of the reef with the effect of climate change.

The Great Barrier Reef has up to 900 islands with a distance of 2,600 kilometres, over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. This large reef can be seen from far distances and has the worlds biggest structure for underwater creatures. The Great Barrier Reef has a large diversity of life and was chosen to be a world heritage site in 1981. People refer to this reef as the state icon of Queensland. I think they're right! And I'm glad I got to go on this amazing trip!

Start of my trip.

Hi there :)

I'm Ellie,

I am a Geographer and over the next few weeks I will be traveling to many places around the world to look at many different environments. I will be recording fascinating information on these places on this blog. I hope you enjoy.

Ellie.