Fraser Island
K'gari, commonly (and formerly officially) known as Fraser Island, is a sand island of the east coast of Queensland in Australia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1]
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°13′S 153°08′E / 25.217°S 153.133°ECoordinates: 25°13′S 153°08′E / 25.217°S 153.133°E |
| Area | 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Country | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 194 |
| Density | 0.2/km2 (0.52/sq mi) |
Fraser Island is 122 km (76 mi) long. It is the largest sand island in the world. It has large shifting sand dunes, and highly coloured sand cliffs. The World Heritage Site covers 184,000 ha (454,674 acres).
The island has a range of plants including patches of rainforest. There are also perched freshwater lakes. These are lakes that are not connected to the groundwater, but sit above them. Half of the perched lakes in the world are found on Fraser Island. The water in the lakes is very clear.
The endangered cooloola sedge frog lives on Fraser Island. Fraser Island is one of only three places where this frog lives.[2]
Fraser Island Media
Fraser Island: locator map
Shelters at Boggimbah, Fraser Island, 1902. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Negative number: 107735.
Archibald Meston. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland. Negative Number 17065.
The wreck of SS Maheno near Eli Creek, 2019
McKenzie's Tramway Locomotive, c. 1920
NASA Landsat image of insular K'gari
The coloured sands at the Pinnacles on Fraser Island, in Queensland, Australia.
Dingoes at Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia
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Related pages
References
- ↑ UNESCO, "Fraser Island"; retrieved 2012-4-21.
- ↑ J-M Hero; H. Hines; E. Meyer; D. Newell (April 5, 2002). "Litoria cooloolensis: Cooloola Sedgefrog". Amphibiaweb. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
Other websites
Media related to Fraser Island at Wikimedia Commons
- "Fraser Island - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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