Buzz·Posted on 7 Oct 201429 Times Queensland Smashed The World Instameet RecordHere's why the Sunshine State bows to no one. #ThisIsQueensland.by Simon CrerarBuzzFeed Founding Editor, AustraliaLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. More than a thousand people joined 89 Instameets around Queensland on Saturday. View this photo on Instagram 2. Aiming to beat a record held by San Diego, photographers met-up to showcase Queensland in all its glory. View this photo on Instagram 3. The Great Barrier Reef figured prominently. View this photo on Instagram 4. As did the coast (Queensland has 6,973 km of coastline). View this photo on Instagram 5. More than 1000 people got involved. View this photo on Instagram 6. Including some first time Instagramers. View this photo on Instagram 7. Some participants took to the skies to shoot Fraser Island, the world's biggest sand island. View this photo on Instagram 8. The day kicked off with sunrise shots a plenty, from Winton in the outback... View this photo on Instagram 9. ...to the Whitsundays, where mermaids apparently exist. View this photo on Instagram 10. London-based travel photographer Adrienne Pitts joined the northernmost meet-up, at Cape Tribulation in Far North Queensland. View this photo on Instagram 11. Cowboys pondered the day ahead. View this photo on Instagram 12. Kangaroos at Cape Hillsborough were up early. View this photo on Instagram 13. Participants couldn't contain their excitement. View this photo on Instagram 14. WHAT'S NOT TO LIKE!!!!!? View this photo on Instagram 15. Some of Queensland's unique wildlife joined the party. View this photo on Instagram 16. Yep, there were cassowaries. View this photo on Instagram 17. Green Tree Frogs. View this photo on Instagram 18. And crocodiles. View this photo on Instagram 19. Of course Nemo came to the party. View this photo on Instagram 20. Kangaroos were all like "whatever". View this photo on Instagram 21. Even dogs got involved. View this photo on Instagram 22. Gavin the photo-bombing parrot fish got involved. View this photo on Instagram 23. YOU'RE A LENS HOG GAV! View this photo on Instagram 24. Some insane vistas were captured, like this 360 degree stereoscopic image of Mackay Botanical Gardens. View this photo on Instagram 25. According to Tourism Queensland, there were 89 events statewide, with 3000+ pictures uploaded before 09:00, smashing the previous record. View this photo on Instagram 26. The event generated some amazing photos: like this guy showing the safest way to suntan, under the moon's rays. View this photo on Instagram 27. Well done Queensland. View this photo on Instagram 28. LOVING YOUR WORK. View this photo on Instagram 29. You really are the second to none. View this photo on Instagram