Nudgee Beach, Queensland
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Nudgee Beach is an outer suburb of Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...

, Australia
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 and also the name of the Beach located in the suburb. It is 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Brisbane central business district
Brisbane central business district
The Brisbane central business district , sometimes referred to as the city, is a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and is located on a point on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped area is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west...

 where Shultz Canal enters Moreton Bay. Directly to the south is Brisbane Airport.

Nudgee Beach is named after the neighbouring suburb Nudgee
Nudgee, Queensland
Nudgee is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is north of the CBD.Nudgee was part of the Toombul Shire Council until 1925 when it was absorbed by the Brisbane City Council....

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There is a bike track that runs close by the Shultz Canal itself, and eventually reaches Toombul shopping centre (and from there, many other parts of Brisbane).

Nudgee Beach is surrounded by numerous mangroves. The built up area is bordered to its north and west by the Boondall Wetlands
Boondall Wetlands
The Boondall Wetlands lie on the edge of Moreton Bay in the Brisbane suburb of Boondall between Nudgee Beach and Shorncliffe. The wetlands are preserved within the Boondall Wetlands Reserve which was preserved in 1990 and covers more than 1100 hectares of internationally significant wetlands.The...


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