Complex sentence: The Gold Coast is a major city in the Australian state of Queensland, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in South East Queensland, approximately south-east of the capital Brisbane and immediately adjacent to the border with New South Wales.
Split into simpler sentences: The Gold Coast is a major city in the Australian state of Queensland, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in South East Queensland. It is located approximately south-east of the capital Brisbane and immediately adjacent to the border with New South Wales.