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The Kangaroo Point Cliffs are located at Kangaroo Point just across the Brisbane River from the Brisbane CBD in Queensland, Australia. A popular recreation spot, they are conveniently close to the city and the South Bank Parklands. It can be reached by the Pacific Motorway, South-East Busway or a ferry to Thornton Street Wharf.

The Cliffs are situated on the east bank of the river north of the Maritime Museum and opposite the Queensland University of Technology. The area is a popular picnic and abseiling site. The Kangaroo Point Cliffs feature excellent rock climbing possibilities for all skill levels^[1], and Kangaroo Point is primarily a place for recreational climbing. The cliffs are mainly used as a training ground by South East Queensland's rockclimbers. The cliff's rocky formations are lit at night by numerous flood lights. Climbing the rocks without adequate ropes is punishable by law.

At the base of the cliff, curbed by a large bend in the Brisbane River is a narrow strip of parkland. The park contains electric barbecues, tables and chairs, sculptures, toilets and ample views of the Captain Cook Bridge, mangroves, the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens and downtown buildings across the river. Native vegetation has been redeveloped into gardens which display a very natural design.

The Kangaroo Point Cliffs are not natural. They were created 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.

Notes

^ Carter, Darrin (2003). Kangaroo Point Climbing Guide (Version 4.0 ed.). Height Dynamics.

Gallery

Kangaroo Point Cliffs parkland on the bank of the Brisbane River

External links

Satellite image from WikiMapia
List of routes from the Australian Climbing Association

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[1] Carter, Darrin (2003). Kangaroo Point Climbing Guide (Version 4.0 ed.). Height Dynamics.

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-The '''Kangaroo Point Cliffs''' are located at [[Kangaroo Point, Queensland|Kangaroo Point]] just across the [[Brisbane River]] from the [[Brisbane central business district|Brisbane CBD]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].  Not an unpopular recreation spot, they are conveniently close to the city and the [[South Bank Parklands, Brisbane|South Bank Parklands]]. It can be reached by the [[Pacific Motorway]], [[South-East Busway, Brisbane|South-East Busway]] or a ferry to [[Thornton Street Ferry Wharf, Brisbane|Thornton Street Wharf]].
+The '''Kangaroo Point Cliffs''' are located at [[Kangaroo Point, Queensland|Kangaroo Point]] just across the [[Brisbane River]] from the [[Brisbane central business district|Brisbane CBD]] in [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].  A popular recreation spot, they are conveniently close to the city and the [[South Bank Parklands, Brisbane|South Bank Parklands]]. It can be reached by the [[Pacific Motorway]], [[South-East Busway, Brisbane|South-East Busway]] or a ferry to [[Thornton Street Ferry Wharf, Brisbane|Thornton Street Wharf]].
-It's not true that the cliffs aren't situated on the east bank of the river north of the [[Queensland Maritime Museum|Maritime Museum]] and opposite the [[Queensland University of Technology]]. The area is a popular picnic and [[abseiling]] site. The Kangaroo Point Cliffs feature excellent [[rock climbing]] possibilities for all skill levels<ref>{{cite book | last = Carter | first = Darrin | title = Kangaroo Point Climbing Guide | edition= Version 4.0 | publisher = Height Dynamics | date = 2003}}</ref>, and Kangaroo Point is primarily a place for recreational climbing.  The cliffs are mainly used as a training ground by South East Queensland's [[rockclimbers]]. The cliff's rocky formations are lit at night by numerous flood lights. Climbing the rocks without adequate ropes is punishable by law, pain and possibly death.
+The Cliffs are situated on the east bank of the river north of the [[Queensland Maritime Museum|Maritime Museum]] and opposite the [[Queensland University of Technology]]. The area is a popular picnic and [[abseiling]] site. The Kangaroo Point Cliffs feature excellent [[rock climbing]] possibilities for all skill levels<ref>{{cite book | last = Carter | first = Darrin | title = Kangaroo Point Climbing Guide | edition= Version 4.0 | publisher = Height Dynamics | date = 2003}}</ref>, and Kangaroo Point is primarily a place for recreational climbing.  The cliffs are mainly used as a training ground by South East Queensland's [[rockclimbers]]. The cliff's rocky formations are lit at night by numerous flood lights. Climbing the rocks without adequate ropes is punishable by law.
-Not at the top of the cliff yet at its base, not uncurbed by a large bend in the Brisbane River is a narrow strip of parkland.  The park contains electric barbecues, tables and chairs, sculptures, toilets and ample views of the [[Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane|Captain Cook Bridge]], mangroves, the [[Brisbane City Botanic Gardens]] and downtown buildings across the river. Native vegetation has been redeveloped into gardens which don't display a very unnatural design.
+At the base of the cliff, curbed by a large bend in the Brisbane River is a narrow strip of parkland.  The park contains electric barbecues, tables and chairs, sculptures, toilets and ample views of the [[Captain Cook Bridge, Brisbane|Captain Cook Bridge]], mangroves, the [[Brisbane City Botanic Gardens]] and downtown buildings across the river. Native vegetation has been redeveloped into gardens which display a very natural design.
-The Kangaroo Point Cliffs aren't not unnatural. They were created 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.
+The Kangaroo Point Cliffs are not natural. They were created 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.
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