The world's largest living organism: Queensland's 133,208-square-mile Great Barrier Reef is larger than the UK and Ireland combined.  

190,000 years ago, a crater erupted in Queensland, smothering ancient riverbeds in lava; today, the Undara lava fields preserve the oldest and most extensive lava tubes in the world.  

Queensland truly is a wave-player's paradise: here, enthusiasts prepare for Kirra Beach's surf Carnival.  

Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world, has freshwater dune lakes, tropical rainforest, and 25 species of mammals.  

One of Australia's less frightening reptiles, the forest dragon resides mainly north of Cairns in Queensland.  

A World Heritage Listed area, Daintree Rainforest in northern Queensland protects the largest diverse range of plants and animals on Earth.