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Gold Coast

Australia and New Zealand

The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
681,389 1
Area (sq km)
414.3 1
Founding Year
1865 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
12 2
Latitude
27.9983 degrees south 1
Longitude
153.3344 degrees east 1
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+10:00 4
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Associated With

Australia, Countries
Source Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
Queensland, States or Territories

Gold Coast is a city in the state of Queensland, Australia; Queensland's capital is Brisbane, not Gold Coast.

Source Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
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Village Roadshow Studios

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Gold Coast Suns

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Source Gold Coast Suns (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
The club is based on the Gold Coast in Queensland
Sources
1. Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The Gold Coast, also known by its initials, GC, is a coastal city and region in the state of Queensland, Australia, located approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the centre of the state capital, Brisbane.
  • Infobox, Population figure
    681389
  • Infobox, Population year
    2024
  • Infobox, Area
    414.3
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    -27.9983, 153.3344
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    -27.9983, 153.3344
  • Infobox, Founded
    Founded 1865
  • Associated With: Australia, Infobox, Country
    australia
  • Associated With: Queensland, Infobox, State field
    Queensland
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2. Gold Coast (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 12 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -27.75, 153.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -27.75, 153.25
-27.75 153.25 Cfa
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4. GeoNames: Gold Coast - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2165087
Quote, cities500 record 2165087
-28.00029 153.43088 P PPL AU 04 33430 640778 12 Australia/Brisbane
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Wikidata: Gold Coast
Wikidata Q140075, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Gold Coast (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Australia and New Zealand (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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