Open Site - Regional: Oceania: Australia: Queensland: Science and Environment: Geography: Natural Features

Top: Regional: Oceania: Australia: Queensland: Science and Environment: Geography: Natural Features

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The Great Dividing Range

A chain of mountains running almost parallel to the eastern coast from the north to the south.

East of the Dividing Range are rainforests, coastal plains and most of the populated cities. West lies the rural plains and deserts that reach into the heart of Australia.

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Fraser Island

This is the largest sand island in the world. It is a World Heritage Area.

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Undarra Crater

Contains the longest known underground volcanic lava tunnels in the world.

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Carnarvon National Park

An inland oasis with magnificent gorges and foliage.

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The Great Barrier Reef

The largest coral reef system in the world. It is a World Heritage Area. It is 2300 kilometres long and has over 900 islands in its meandering reef chains.

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The Simpson Desert

One of the world's great sand ridge deserts infamous for its all pervading red dust. It has an arid climate.

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Cunningham's Gap ( Mt. Cordeaux and Mt. Mitchell )

Named after Allan Cunningham the botanist and explorer who found this pass in the Dividing Range in 1828 which has since allowed easier road and stock travel along the Cunningham Highway into the south west of Queensland. Magnificent views are found to the east.

It is also a National Park and located 50 km north-east of Warwick and about 2.5 hours west of Brisbane. Graded walking tracks through rainforest and eucalypt forest. Camping and picnic facilities exist with picnic facilities.

The gap is actually a passage through the Main Mountain Range (World heritage listed) between Mount Cordeaux (1135m) and Mount Mitchell (1168m). Both mountains named by Allan Cunningham.