Fraser Island

 

Fraser Island is found off the coast of Queensland.


It is 125km long and over 160,000 hectares in the area. This sub tropical island has many natural wonders including beautiful rainforests, clean lakes, endless surf beaches, cliffs of coloured sand, crystal clear and large stretches of mangroves.


Fraser Island has had over 200 species of birds along with a variety of mammals, wallabies, snakes, possums, turtles and flying foxes. There  are many dingoes on the island as well and people are asked not to feed them.


Fraser Island has many trees such as the huge satinay and brush box, kauri pines, piccabeen palms and the rare angiopters  fern which is one of the largest ferns in the world. All these grow in pure sand!


Fraser Island was formed during the ice age when winds blew sand from NSW and deposited it along the coast of Queensland.