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| For the island in Canada's Nunavut Territory, see Fraser Island (Nunavut). | WIKI |
| Fraser Island (K'gari)Native name: K'gariView north from Indian Head, 2016GeographyLocationAustraliaCoordinates25xc2xb013xe2x80xb2S 153xc2xb008xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf25.217xc2xb0S 153.133xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -25.217; 153.133Coordinates: 25xc2xb013xe2x80xb2S 153xc2xb008xe2x80xb2Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf25.217xc2xb0S 153.133xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -25.217; 153.133Highestxc2xa0elevation244xc2xa0m (801xc2xa0ft)Administrationxc2xa0AustraliaStateQueenslandLGAFraser Coast RegionLargest settlementEurong UNESCO World Heritage SiteCriteriaNatural: vii, viii, ixReference630Inscription1992 (16th session) | WIKI |
| Fraser IslandQueenslandPopulation182xc2xa0(2016 census)[1]xc2xa0xe2x80xa2 Density0.10997/km2 (0.2848/sqxc2xa0mi)Postcode(s)4581Area1,655.0xc2xa0km2 (639.0xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)LGA(s)Fraser Coast RegionState electorate(s) Hervey Bay BurnettFederal Division(s)Wide Bay Suburbs around Fraser Island: Unnamed Locality Coral Sea Great Sandy Strait Fraser Island Great Sandy Strait Eurong | WIKI |
| Fraser Island or K'gari is the traditional land of the Butchulla people,[2] and a heritage-listed island located along the southeastern coast in the Wide Bayxe2x80x93Burnett region, Queensland, Australia. | WIKI |
| Together with some satellite islands off the southern west coast and thus in the Great Sandy Strait, Fraser Island forms the County of Fraser, which is subdivided into six parishes. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island has been inhabited by humans for as long as 5,000 years. | WIKI |
| The island became known as Fraser Island due to the stories of a shipwreck survivor named Eliza Fraser. | WIKI |
| In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Fraser Island was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Natural attraction". | WIKI |
| Contents 1 Geography and ecology 1.1 Sandmass and The Pinnacles 1.2 Lakes 2 Climate 3 Fauna 3.1 Mammals 3.1.1 Dingoes 3.2 Reptiles and amphibians 3.3 Birds 3.4 Other 4 Flora 5 Administration 6 Heritage listings 7 History and settlement 7.1 Name 7.2 Eliza Fraser 7.3 Butchulla 7.4 British exploration 7.5 Frontier Conflict 7.6 The White Girls of Fraser Island 7.7 Aboriginal internment camp 7.8 Logging 7.9 Sand Mining 7.10 Wreck of the Maheno 7.11 Fraser Commando School 7.12 Nauru resettlement proposition 7.13 Population 7.14 2020 bushfire 8 Tourism 8.1 Access 8.2 Angling 8.3 Camping 8.4 Hiking 9 See also 10 References 11 External links | WIKI |
| Fraser Island is separated from the mainland by Great Sandy Strait. | WIKI |
| Eli Creek is the largest freshwater creek on the east coast of Fraser Island with a flow of 80 million litres per day. | WIKI |
| The Pinnacles on Fraser Island | WIKI |
| The total volume of sand above sea level on Fraser Island is directly proportional to the mass of 113 cubic kilometres (27 cubic miles). | WIKI |
| All hills on Fraser Island have been formed by sandblowing. | WIKI |
| The "75-Mile Beach" (120xc2xa0km) runs along most of the east coast of Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island has more than 100 freshwater lakes,[22] the second highest concentration of lakes in Australia after Tasmania. | WIKI |
| Another perched lake on Fraser Island is Lake Boomanjin which, at 200xc2xa0hectares in size, is the largest perched lake on any sea island in the world. | WIKI |
| Some of the lakes on Fraser Island are window lakes, which form when the water table has risen to a point higher than the surrounding land. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island has a tropical wet and dry climate (Kxc3xb6ppen: Aw) barely avoiding the humid subtropical classification, it is generally warm and not subject to extremes in temperature due to the moderating influence of the ocean. | WIKI |
| Climate data for Fraser Island (Sandy Cape Lighthouse), 1981-2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 34.2(93.6) 34.3(93.7) 34.7(94.5) 31.4(88.5) 28.6(83.5) 26.9(80.4) 26.5(79.7) 27.2(81.0) 28.7(83.7) 31.4(88.5) 33.2(91.8) 34.6(94.3) 34.6(94.3) Average high xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 29.8(85.6) 29.7(85.5) 28.8(83.8) 27.0(80.6) 24.4(75.9) 22.0(71.6) 21.6(70.9) 22.6(72.7) 24.7(76.5) 26.3(79.3) 27.6(81.7) 29.1(84.4) 26.1(79.0) Daily mean xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 26.2(79.2) 26.3(79.3) 25.3(77.5) 23.5(74.3) 21.2(70.2) 18.7(65.7) 18.1(64.6) 18.9(66.0) 21.0(69.8) 22.6(72.7) 24.5(76.1) 25.4(77.7) 22.6(72.8) Average low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 22.6(72.7) 22.8(73.0) 21.8(71.2) 20.1(68.2) 17.9(64.2) 15.4(59.7) 14.6(58.3) 15.3(59.5) 17.3(63.1) 18.9(66.0) 21.3(70.3) 21.8(71.2) 19.2(66.5) Record low xc2xb0C (xc2xb0F) 18.0(64.4) 19.0(66.2) 14.6(58.3) 13.3(55.9) 9.6(49.3) 6.7(44.1) 5.2(41.4) 8.2(46.8) 9.4(48.9) 11.2(52.2) 14.5(58.1) 16.0(60.8) 5.2(41.4) Average rainfall mm (inches) 125.9(4.96) 156.0(6.14) 132.3(5.21) 135.5(5.33) 132.8(5.23) 115.1(4.53) 89.2(3.51) 63.8(2.51) 42.1(1.66) 74.6(2.94) 86.2(3.39) 97.6(3.84) 1,251.1(49.25) Average rainy days (xe2x89xa5 1.0 mm) 10.1 10.7 11.7 12.3 12.4 10.3 9.5 6.7 4.5 6.1 7.2 8.3 109.8 Source: Bureau of Meteorology[27] | WIKI |
| Estimates of the number of mammal species present on Fraser Island range from 25 to 50. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island dingoes | WIKI |
| Dingoes were once common on Fraser Island, but are now decreasing. | WIKI |
| Up until 1995, there were no official records of dingoes attacking humans on Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| As of January 2008, the number of dingoes on Fraser Island was estimated to be 120 to 150, and sightings have become less common. | WIKI |
| As of 2015[update], the number of dingoes on Fraser Island was estimated to be around 180 to 220. | WIKI |
| There has been a total of 74 different species of reptiles recorded on Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| [28][32] The island is home to the recently discovered Fraser Island sand skink. | WIKI |
| Saltwater crocodiles are exclusively tropical reptiles and usually found in Far North Queensland (several hundred kilometres north-west of Fraser Island), however, occasionally during the warmer season (December through March, when water temperatures reach consistent tropical temperatures) crocodiles may appear in areas in and around the island. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island forms part of the Cooloola and Fraser Coast Important Bird Area (IBA). | WIKI |
| A humpback whale with the sand dunes of Fraser Island in the background | WIKI |
| There has been 300 species of ants recorded on Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| The flora of Fraser Island is diverse. | WIKI |
| As one travels from east to west across Fraser Island, the dune age increases. | WIKI |
| Fraser island seen from Spot Satellite | WIKI |
| Fraser Island is part of the local government area Fraser Coast Region, which was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island South is Local Area 8 of the City of Maryborough, and includes the existing village community of Eurong, the Kingfisher Bay Resort, and Dilli Village. | WIKI |
| In 1971, the northern half of Fraser Island was declared a national park. | WIKI |
| Domestic dogs are not permitted on Fraser Island and fines can be given for non-compliance. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: | WIKI |
| Great Sandy Strait and Fraser Island | WIKI |
| So Yendingie changed her into a heavenly island xe2x80x93 Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| [49] In 2017 the island portion of Great Sandy National Park was renamed to K'gari (Fraser Island) National Park,[50] in recognition of Butchulla people who had been campaigning for the island to regain the name officially, which continues. | WIKI |
| Archaeological research and evidence shows that Aboriginal Australians occupied Fraser Island at least 5,000 years ago. | WIKI |
| The first recorded Britisher to sight Fraser Island was James Cook who passed along the coast of the island between 18 and 20 May 1770. | WIKI |
| His 1814 chart is a combination of both voyages, but did not confirm Fraser Island as being separate from the mainland. | WIKI |
| Flinders was told of an opening at Hook Point, between Fraser Island and the mainland, by two American whalers who were hunting whales in Hervey Bay. | WIKI |
| [20] Lieutenant Robert Dayman was the first European to sail between Fraser Island and the mainland in 1847. | WIKI |
| [65] By 1850, Butchulla people in the Mary River area were killing shepherds, rounding up hundreds of sheep and taking them to their stronghold of Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| [66] In 1851, Commandant Frederick Walker and the Native Police force were called in to apprehend Butchulla people who were charged with committing a number of offences and were using Fraser Island as a sanctuary. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island continued to be a safe haven for the Butchulla people and reports from British commissioners stationed in Maryborough convey the threat settlers felt. | WIKI |
| The close proximity of this force eliminated most Aboriginal resistance by 1860 with Bligh conducting bloody forays into Fraser Island,[72] Cooloola and in the town of Maryborough itself. | WIKI |
| The White Girls of Fraser Island[edit] | WIKI |
| In 1859 rumours of two shipwrecked 'white' girls living with Butchulla people on Fraser Island gained some credence when Captain Arnold of the Coquette arrived in Sydney with information seeming to confirm the story. | WIKI |
| In 1897, as part of the implementation of the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897, the Government of Queensland moved 51 Indigenous people who had been deemed to have "reached a deplorable stage of degradation, being completely demoralised by drink, opium, disease, and intermittent periods of semi-starvation" from the Maryborough district to a camp on the west coast of Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| [92] Blackbutt trees (Eucalyptus pilularis), Queensland kauri (Agathis robusta) and satinay or Fraser Island turpentine (Syncarpia hillii) were extensively exploited as they provided excellent timber. | WIKI |
| The logging industry continued until 1991, ceasing following concerns raised by the Commission of Inquiry into the Conservation, Management and Use of Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Region, appointed by the Goss Labor government and chaired by Justice Tony Fitzgerald. | WIKI |
| In 1971, the Fraser Island Defense Organisation (FIDO) opposed the granting of more leases to the company. | WIKI |
| [96] Fraser Island then became the first place to be included in the Australian Heritage Commission's Register of the National Estate. | WIKI |
| A major landmark on Fraser Island is the shipwreck of the S.S. Maheno. | WIKI |
| The towline parted, and on 9 July 1935 the Maheno became beached on the east coast of Fraser Island. | WIKI |
| [99][100] In 1961, Fraser Island was proposed by Australia as a location for the resettlement of the entire population of the Republic of Nauru. | WIKI |
| The timber industry on Fraser Island managed to ensure that resettlement on Fraser Island did not proceed. | WIKI |
| At the 2011 census, Fraser Island had a population of 194 people. | WIKI |
| A 4WD Bus in Fraser Island | WIKI |
| Scenic flight over Fraser Island which lands and takes off from the beach | WIKI |
| It is popular to drive at the beaches of Fraser Island | WIKI |
| Fraser Island is one of Queensland's most popular islands for tourists, who can reach the island by ferry from Hervey Bay or Rainbow Beach, which takes approximately 50-minutes. | WIKI |
| Urinating tourists have created environmental problems in Fraser Island lakes and on coastal dunes. | WIKI |
| "Central Station", which was formerly the hub of the forestry industry when there was logging on Fraser Island, is now a popular tourist destination. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island Ferry | WIKI |
| Tailor is one of the more common species sought by anglers on Fraser Island and along the Queensland coast. | WIKI |
| There are many campgrounds on Fraser Island with varying amenities and access. | WIKI |
| Most notable is the 90xc2xa0km long Fraser Island Great Walk. | WIKI |
| Fraser Island, also known by its Aboriginal name of Kxe2x80x99gari, lies along the eastern coast of Australia. | UNESCO |
| The property covers 181,851 hectares and includes all of Fraser Island and several small islands off the island's west coast. | UNESCO |
| The development of rainforest vegetation on coastal dune systems at the scale found on Fraser Island is unique, plus the island boasts the worldxe2x80x99s largest unconfined aquifer on a sand island. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (vii): Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world, containing a diverse range of features that are of exceptional natural beauty. | UNESCO |
| Fraser Island also has a variety of freshwater dune lakes which are exceptional in terms of number, diversity and age. | UNESCO |
| Vegetation associations and succession represented on Fraser Island display an unusual level of complexity, with major changes in floristic and structural composition occurring over very short distances. | UNESCO |
| In particular, the development of rainforest vegetation communities, with trees up to 50 metres tall on coastal dune systems at the scale found on Fraser Island, is not known to occur elsewhere in the world. | UNESCO |
| The property includes all of Fraser Island and a number of small adjacent islands off the west coast including Stewart and Dream Islands covering an area of 181,851 hectares. | UNESCO |
| The boundary of the property extends 500 metres seaward from high water mark around Fraser Island and the smaller islands. | UNESCO |
| The majority of Fraser Island is National Park, and all of the marine area within the property lies within Great Sandy Marine Park. | UNESCO |
| On-ground management of the property is the responsibility of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Resource Management, guided by the Great Sandy Region Management Plan, and activity-specific management plans for Fraser Island. | UNESCO |
| Indigenous, community and scientific advice on protection and management of the World Heritage values is provided to the State of Queensland and Australian Governments by three Fraser Island World Heritage Area Advisory Committees. | UNESCO |
| In 2007, Fraser Island was added to the National Heritage List, in recognition of its national heritage significance under the Act. | UNESCO |