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Fraser Island
| Site number: | 630 |
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| Type of site: | Natural | |
| Date of Inscription: | 1992 | |
| Location: | Australia, State of Queensland | |
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| Description: | The largest sand island in the world, Fraser Island, reaching a length of 122 km, sits just off the eastern coast of Australia. Inland from the beach Fraser Island features tall sand-growing rainforests as well as freshwater dune lakes, which make up half of the world's known sources. This exceptional site has a myriad of shifting sand dunes, tropical rainforest and lakes. --WHMNet paraphrase from the description at WHC Site, where additional information is available. | |
| Fraser Island, Batjala K'Gari, is the largest sand island in the world at 1630 km². It was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1992. It is administered by both the Maryborough and Hervey Bay City Councils. --Wikipedia. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. | ||
| Source: | http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/630 | |
| Reference: | 1. UNESCO World Heritage Center, Site Page. | |