GeoOracle #137: Brisbane
28 October 2026 · City · Difficulty 2 of 5
How it opened
I stand where a river bends through a peninsula, where mountains guard my sprawling edges and the ocean whispers nearby.
The five clues
- 01A serpent of water cradles the heart of commerce, flowing fifteen kilometers to kiss the bay.
- 02I sprawl across a valley between the Pacific and two mountain ranges, shaped by the geography that birthed me.
- 03Founded in 1824, I became the capital of my state and grew into the third-largest metropolis of my nation.
- 04My inner city is the most populous local government area in my entire country, a distinction few can claim.
- 05My residents answer to a specific name—Brisbanites—and I am the capital of Queensland, Australia.
The answer
Brisbane
About this place
Perched at the heart of Southeast Queensland, this sprawling metropolis commands a population of 2.8 million and serves as the third-largest city in Australia. Its central business district sits dramatically within a river peninsula, just 15 kilometers from Moreton Bay, while Greater Brisbane stretches majestically across a hilly floodplain framed by the Taylor and D'Aguilar mountains. Since its establishment in 1824, this city has blossomed into an urban powerhouse, its inner local government area remaining the most populous in the entire nation.
Fact sheet
- Country
- Australia
- Continent
- Oceania
- Coordinates
- -27.468, 153.028
- Population
- 2,706,966
- Founded
- 1824
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