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K'gari (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː r i / GAH-ree, lit. ' Paradise '), [3] also known by its former name Fraser Island, [4] is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.
K'gari (formerly Fraser Island) is a locality on the island of the same name in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] The island of K'gari (previously known as Fraser Island) [3] is divided into two localities: this K'gari locality consisting of most of the land, and the locality of Eurong on the east coast of the island.
The ambience of the lighthouses, including the ruins and the overgrown vegetation, combined with their distinctive positions on the Island, overlooking Hervey Bay, the Great Sandy Strait and neighbouring Fraser Island and Little Woody Island, creates a strong aesthetic appeal which has attracted public interest and has invited "exploration ...
On Fraser Island is the 90 km long Fraser Island Great Walk. [5] Lake Cootharaba offers fishing, sailing, and canoeing opportunities. Whale watching, fishing, four-wheel driving, and bushwalking are also popular. The park also features two shipwrecks; the SS Maheno and the Cherry Venture. [6]
Fiona Foley (born 1964) is a contemporary Indigenous Australian artist from K'gari (Fraser Island), Queensland. [1] Foley is known for her activity as an academic, cultural and community leader and for co-founding the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.
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. [2] [3] It is one of 40 perched lakes on Fraser Island, all of which make up half of the known perched lakes in the ...
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 2021 census , the locality of Eurong had a population of 11 people.
Indian Head (also known as Tukkee) is a coastal headland on the eastern (ocean) side of Fraser Island (also known as K'gari and Gari) off the coast of Queensland, Australia. [1] [2] View south from beach View south from headland