Place details
Place nameQueensland
CountryAustralia
Latitude-15
Longitude143
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Second largest state; first European sighting 1770 (British Cook); first settlement (penal colony) Moreton Bay 1824; part of New South Wales until 1859; principal cities are Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton, Townsville; site of Great Barrier Reef.