Thursday, July 7, 2011

City Profile 011: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

CITY PROFILE 011: GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Coordinates: 28°00′22″S 153°25′46″E

Elevation: Sea level
Daily Mean Temp: 70.1 Fahrenheit (21.15 Celsius)
Metro Population: 591,473
Estimated 2026 Metro Population: 730,000
Risks: Floods, hot weather.
Advantages: Coastal, scenery, wealthy city, historically safe region of the world, located in one of the wealthiest countries.
Resources: Immediate: Port. Regional: coal, gold, sand, magnesium, bauxite, aluminium, lead, silver, zinc.
Other: Regional film capital, tourist destination.


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