Great Sandy Region

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The Great Sandy Region is a coastal area in Queensland, Australia, renowned for its vast sand dunes, unique ecosystems, and inclusion of World Heritage–listed Fraser Island.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
protected area
administrativeRegion Fraser Coast Regional Council
Gympie Regional Council
contains Cooloola section
Fraser Island
Fraser Island section
Great Sandy National Park NERFINISHED
Great Sandy Strait
Hervey Bay
Inskip Peninsula
Maryborough hinterland
Rainbow Beach
Tin Can Bay NERFINISHED
Wide Bay
World Heritage–listed Fraser Island
country Australia
designation Great Sandy Region Management Area
ecosystemType coastal ecosystem
dune ecosystem
rainforest ecosystem
hasLegalStatus protected under Queensland nature conservation legislation
hasPart beaches
coastal dunes
estuarine systems
lakes
mangroves
perched lakes
rainforests
sand dunes
sandblows
wallum heathlands
wetlands
knownFor World Heritage values
large sand island landscapes
unique ecosystems
vast sand dunes
locatedIn eastern Australia
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
managementPlanBy Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
partOf Fraser Coast region NERFINISHED
Wide Bay–Burnett region NERFINISHED
state Queensland
supportsSpecies dingoes
diverse birdlife
humpback whales
marine turtles
possums
shorebirds
wallabies

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fraser Island
Indian Head
locatedIn
Great Sandy Region ("Great Sandy Region Management Area")
designation
Lake Wabby
partOf
Butchulla people
traditionalTerritory

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