Kangaroo Point is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Brisbane () is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ...

Kangaroo Point is a popular recreation spot, conveniently close to the city and the South Bank Parklands. The suburb is serviced by the South-East Busway transit line. Entrance to South Bank Parklands South Bank Parklands is an area of parkland created on reclaimed industrial land for Expo 88 that was held in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The South-East Busway is a grade separated bus-only corridor running south from the Brisbane CBD to Eight Mile Plains, in South-East Queensland. ...

Geography

Kangaroo Point is located on a peninsula formed of harder rhyolite rock which the Brisbane River flows around. On the northern tip of the peninsula the Story Bridge connects it to the central business disrtict and the suburb of Fortitude Valley. In the suburb of Woolloongabba is located to the south. The six-laned Main Street runs from Story Bridge to Woolloongabba. Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... Rhyolite Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ... Captain Cook Bridge from Kangaroo Point Lookout The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. ... Storey Bridge by night The Storey Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ... A map of the Brisbane central business district located on a peninsula on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. ... Emporium in Fortitude Valley. ... Woolloongabba is an inner-city suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Storey Bridge by night The Storey Bridge is the second crossing of the Brisbane River. ...

Demographics

The suburb is mostly residential, with the traditional Queenslander houses gradually being replaced by multi-storey or highrise developments. Queenslander (or Old Queenslander) architecture is a form unique to Queensland. ...

History

Before British settlement, Kangaroo Point was home to the Coorparoo Indigenous Australian tribe. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Colonialism. ... Coorparoo Primary School Coorparoo is a southern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Viewed historically or developmentally, a tribe consists of a social formation existing before the development of, or outside of, states. ...

Stone was quarried from the Cliffs and used as building material.

Trolley-buses operated by the Brisbane City Council linked the suburb with Fortitude Valley from 1952 to 1969, running along Main Street from Woolloongabba and other eastern suburbs. A trolleybus in Arnhem An electric trolleybus (also known as trolley bus or trackless trolley or simply trolley) is a bus powered by two overhead electric wires, from which the bus draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... Flag of Brisbane City Council The Brisbane City Council is the governing council for Brisbane, which is the capital of Queensland, Australia. ... Emporium in Fortitude Valley. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Woolloongabba is an inner-city suburb of Brisbane. ...

There was a Maritime museum in the old naval wharf buildings. It is now an adventure company focussing on river activities and rock climbing. A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on seas and lakes. ... A wharf is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ...

Kangaroo Point Cliffs

Kangaroo Point Cliffs at sunset

The Kangaroo Point Cliffs, situated on the east bank of the city bend of the Brisbane River north of the Maritime Museum, opposite the Queensland University of Technology, are also a popular picnic, rock climbing and abseiling site. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 132 KB) Summary 23 December 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 132 KB) Summary 23 December 2005 Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Cliffs at sunset The Kangaroo Point Cliffs are located in Kangaroo Point just across the river from the CBD of Brisbane. ... Cliffs at sunset The Kangaroo Point Cliffs are located in Kangaroo Point just across the river from the CBD of Brisbane. ... QUT Gardens Point Campus Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is located in Brisbane, Queensland, and is one of Australias largest universities. ... Climbers on Valkyrie at the Roaches. ... In British English, abseiling (from the German abseilen, to rope down) is the process of descending on a fixed rope. ...

The steepness of the cliffs has been greatly exaggerated by a quarrying operation which mined the volcanic rock or rhyolite lava flows which form the cliffs. These lavas were deposited in the Tertiary period about 30 million years ago and filled up an ancient river valley. They currently form the banks of the Brisbane River. Ignimbrite is a deposit of a pyroclastic flow. ... Rhyolite Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic (extrusive) rock, of felsic composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. ... Look up lava, Aa, pahoehoe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tertiary period was previously one of the major divisions of the geologic timescale, from the end of the Cretaceous period about 65 million years ago to the start of the Quaternary period about 1. ...