世界自然遺産「フレーザー島」へようこそ
Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world
Geography: Situated 250 kilometres north of the Queensland state capital of Brisbane, Fraser Island is 123 km in length and 15 km in width. The area is larger than the main island of Okinawa, and about the same area as the Osaka prefecture.
Experience the natural heritage of the world!
The Aboriginal Badtjala people originally named the island "K'gari", meaning Paradise. Fraser Island was added to the World Natural Heritage List in 1992 and boasts an ecology unique to the island itself. Highlights of these wonders include the lakes that are settled on sand and an established rainforest, a sand beach that lasts for more than 100 km, 354 kinds of birds and world-renown marine ecosystems. The area is host to Humpback whales on their migration between Antarctica and the Great Barrier Reef. The Fraser Island area is famous for:
* 75 Mile Beach - 95 km of contiguous sand beach. It is possible to cover 200 km of beach in two days.
* Eli Creek - bathe in the beautiful emerald green river that flows over the sandy interior.
* Wreck of the S.S. Maheno - see the 130m long vessel that was beached after a cyclone in 1935.
* Shifting colours of the sand - watch the changing colours of the grand landscape from dusk until dawn.
* Indian Head - climb to the top of this rock on 75 mile beach for the best scenic view on the entire island.
* Lake McKenzie - bathe in the pristine lake that has made Fraser Island renown as one of the most beautiful places on earth!
* Central Station - the surrounding areas to the station are home to a wide variety of plant life. The rich nutrients of the sand form the fertile terrain for a thriving rainforest.
