Fraser Island

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Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island, renowned for its unique rainforest growing on sand, freshwater lakes, and diverse wildlife off the coast of Queensland, Australia.


Statements (73)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
island
sand island
tourist destination
accessedBy barge
ferry
accessedFrom Hervey Bay
Rainbow Beach
country Australia
hasConservationIssue coastal erosion
dingo management
invasive species
tourism impact
hasFeature Central Station rainforest
Champagne Pools
Eli Creek
Indian Head
Lake Birrabeen
Lake McKenzie
Lake Wabby
Maheno shipwreck
Seventy-Five Mile Beach
Wanggoolba Creek
beaches
creeks
dune lakes
eucalypt forest
freshwater lakes
mangroves
perched lakes
rainforest
rainforest on sand
sand dunes
swamps
wallum heathland
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasHighestPoint Mount Bowarrady
hasIndigenousName K’gari
hasRoadType sand tracks
hasWildlife birds
dingoes
dolphins
fish
flying foxes
goannas
possums
rays
sea turtles
sharks
whales
heritageDesignationYear 1992
knownFor being the world’s largest sand island
diverse wildlife
freshwater lakes
long beaches
rainforest growing on sand
sand dunes
shipwrecks
locatedIn Great Sandy Region
Pacific Ocean
Queensland
offCoastOf Queensland
partOf Fraser Coast Region
Great Sandy National Park
tourismActivity birdwatching
bushwalking
camping
fishing
four-wheel driving
swimming
whale watching
traditionalOwners Butchulla people
vehicleRequirement four-wheel drive

Referenced by (23)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Central Station rainforest ("K’gari")
Champagne Pools
Great Sandy National Park
Great Sandy National Park ("K’gari")
Maheno shipwreck
locatedOn
Great Sandy Region
Great Sandy Region ("Fraser Island section")
Great Sandy Region ("World Heritage–listed Fraser Island")
Queensland
contains
Central Station rainforest
Indian Head
Mount Bowarrady
locatedIn
Champagne Pools ("World Heritage-listed Fraser Island")
Indian Head ("K’gari (Fraser Island)")
partOf
Queensland
hasHeritageSite
Fraser Island ("K’gari")
hasIndigenousName
Australian National Heritage List ("Fraser Island (K'gari)")
hasNotableListedPlace
Great Sandy National Park ("Fraser Island section")
hasPart
Great Sandy National Park
hasWorldHeritageSite
Mount Bowarrady
highestPointOf
Indian Head ("World Heritage-listed K’gari (Fraser Island)")
isPartOf
Great Sandy National Park ("World Heritage–listed Fraser Island")
knownFor
Central Station rainforest ("K’gari Fraser Island World Heritage Area")
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext

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