Fraser Island
Native name: K'gari | |
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| File:Indian Head view on Fraser Island (May 2016).jpg View north from Indian Head, 2016 | |
| File:Fraser island locator map.svg | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Australia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Area | 1,840 km2 (710 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| LGA | Fraser Coast Region |
| Largest settlement | K'gari |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 194 (2011) |
| Pop. density | 0.2/km2 (0.5/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Criteria | Natural: vii, viii, ix |
| Reference | 630 |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
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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.[2]
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.[3]
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL31081
- ↑ 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[change]
File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 47: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- "Fraser Island - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
