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Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Queensland is also Australia's most decentralised state: The capital and largest city is Brisbane, but others regional centres include the Gold Coast (the state's second largest city and a major tourism destination), Rockhampton, Townsville, Mackay, Cairns, Toowoomba, and Mount Isa. |
 | | Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since a sizable portion of the state is in the tropics. |
 | | West To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138° E. longitude, and to the south-west by the north-eastern corner of South Australia. |
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