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Suburb of Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia
Fraser Island (K'gari, Gari) is a listed island located along the southeast coast of the wide Bay-Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is about 250 kilometers (160 miles) north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is a locality in Fraser Coast Region local government area. The 2016 census had Fraser Island has a population of 182 people.Together with some satellite islands off the south west coast and thus in the Great Sandy Straits forms Fraser Island County Fraser, which is divided into six parishes. Among the islands killed Island, Tooth Island, Round Bush Island, Moon Boom Island Gardner Island Dream Island, Stewart Island and reef islands, part of the southernmost parish Talboor. Its length is about 123 km (76 mi) and its width is about 22 kilometers (14 miles). It was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1992. The island is considered the largest sand island in the world at 1,840 square kilometers (710 sq mi). It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on the east coast of Australia. It was the traditional land of Butch Ulla people.The island has rainforests, eucalyptus forests, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, dunes and coastal heathland. It consists of sand accumulated in about 750,000 years at volcanic rock which gives a natural catchment for sediment carried on a strong offshore current north coast. Unlike many dunes, flora is abundant due to the naturally occurring mycorrhizal fungi present in the sand, which release nutrients in a form that can be absorbed by plants. Fraser Island is home to a small number of mammal species, as well as a variety of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including isolated saltwater crocodile. The island is protected in the Great Sandy National Park. Fraser Island has been inhabited by people for as long as 5,000 years. Explorer James Cook sailed through the island in May 1770. Matthew Flinders landed in 1802 near the northernmost point of the island for a short time on the island was known as the Great Sandy Island. The island became known as the Fraser because of stories about a shipwreck survivor named Elizabeth Fraser. Today the island is a popular tourist destination. In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations Fraser Island was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for his role as a "natural attraction". .... Learn more at Wikipedia
| Name | Fraser Island |
|---|---|
| Long Name | Fraser Island, QLD, Australia |
| Region | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Map | Open Map |
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