Meridan Plains, Queensland
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Meridan Plains is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast
, Queensland
, Australia
, located partly within the Caloundra urban centre 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-northwest of Caloundra
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Meridan Plains is named after an early property in the area, which was named from Aboriginal words meaning "place of kangaroos or dingoes".
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
The Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located partly within the Caloundra urban centre 8 kilometres (5 mi) west-northwest of Caloundra
Caloundra (suburb)
Caloundra is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, and includes the central business district of the Caloundra urban centre, which is located on Bulcock Street.-Education:Caloundra contains the following schools within its boundaries:...
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Meridan Plains is named after an early property in the area, which was named from Aboriginal words meaning "place of kangaroos or dingoes".