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Fraser Island, officially K'gari (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː r i / GAH-ree), is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland, Australia. The island is approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser Coast Region local government area.
3 February 2019. (2019-02-03) (aged 79) Auchenflower, Queensland, Australia. Awards. Global 500 Roll of Honour (1990) Goldman Environmental Prize (1993) Order of Australia (2014) John Sinclair AO (13 July 1939 – 3 February 2019) was an Australian environmentalist who received the Global 500 Roll of Honour award in 1990, [1] and was awarded ...
The K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk is a long-distance walking track on K'gari, Queensland, Australia. Hikers should be fully self-sufficient and to carry sufficient water. The walk is rated easy to moderate on a difficulty scale being mostly at sea level [1] and is traversed in one direction. It leads from Dilli Village, an environmental ...
Advertising for the Happy Valley tourist resort, 9 February 1935. The island K'gari is divided into two localities, one very small one, Eurong, and a very large one called K'gari (the locality) with Happy Valley being its only township. Happy Valley is located approximately halfway up the east coast facing the Pacific Ocean.
Eurong, Queensland. / -25.5113; 153.1261 ( Eurong (town centre)) Eurong is an island town and a locality on K'gari (formerly known as Fraser Island) in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Eurong had a population of 47 people. [1]
Lake Boomanjin is a large perched lake in the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The lake is located on Fraser Island (also known as K'gari and Gari) in the Great Sandy National Park. [1] Lake Boomanjin is considered the largest perched lake in the world, meaning that the lake floor is above the water table.
21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi) Characteristic. Fl W 10s. Sandy Cape Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Sandy Cape, the most northern point on K'gari, Queensland, Australia. It stands about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the northeastern tip of the island. It is the tallest lighthouse in Queensland. [4]
Lake McKenzie. / 25.4459°S 153.0570°E / -25.4459; 153.0570. Lake McKenzie ( Boorangoora) is a perched lake on K'gari or Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia. [1] The lake is located in the Great Sandy National Park . The lake is located 6.2 km southeast of Kingfisher Resort. It is 1,200 metres long and up to 930 metres wide.