🌿 Fraser Island

Australia · Oceania · Natural · 25.25°S, 152.95°E

K'gari, also known by its former name Fraser Island, is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The island lies approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser Coast Region local council area. The world heritage listing includes the island, its surrounding waters and parts of the nearby mainland which make up the Great Sandy National Park. In the 2021 census, the island had a population of 152. Up to 500,000 people visit the island each year.

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Quick facts

Country	Australia
Continent / region	Oceania
List type	🌿 Natural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	25.25°S, 152.95°E · view on map

Fraser Island is a natural World Heritage site in Australia, in Oceania. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Fraser Island was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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