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.[2]
Native name: K'gari | |
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.jpg) View north from Indian Head, 2016 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Australia |
| Coordinates | 25°13′S 153°08′E / 25.217°S 153.133°E |
| 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) |
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| Criteria | Natural: vii, viii, ix |
| Reference | 630 |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
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
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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
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Media related to K'gari at Wikimedia Commons
- "Fraser Island - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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