Brisbane (aus)

Brisbane

Brisbane ranks 170th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toulouse, Neuilly-sur-Seine, and Sparta. Memorable people born in Brisbane include Peter C. Doherty, Jonathan Hyde, and Raymond Dart. Memorable people who died in Brisbane include Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Bill Brown, and Charles Walter De Vis. Brisbane has been the birth place of many athletes, and swimmers and the death place of many cricketers, and athletes. Brisbane is located in Australia.

Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, an urban agglomeration with a population of over 4 million. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River about 15 km (9 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay. Brisbane's metropolitan area sprawls over the hilly floodplain of the Brisbane River Valley between Moreton Bay and the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountain ranges, encompassing several local government areas, most centrally the City of Brisbane. The demonym of Brisbane is Brisbanite. Read more on Wikipedia