K'gari
Sign in to save'''K'gari ( , ), also known by its former name Fraser Island''', is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The island lies approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser Coast Region local council area. The world heritage listing includes the island, its surrounding waters and parts of the nearby mainland which make up the Great Sandy National Park. In the , the island had a population of 152. Up to 500,000 people visit the island each year.
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K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is a massive sand island off Queensland's southeastern coast that is recognized as a World Heritage site for its natural significance. The island attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually and is part of a larger protected area that includes surrounding waters and nearby mainland regions.
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39 sectionsContents
- History
- Traditional owners
- British exploration (1770–1840s)
- Shipwreck; Eliza Fraser (1836)
- Frontier conflict (1851–1860)
- The white girls (1859)
- Aboriginal internment camp (1897–1904)
- Wreck of ''Maheno'' (1935)
- Fraser Commando School (WW2)
- Nauru resettlement proposition (1961)
- World Heritage Site (1992)
- Native title (2014)
- 2020 bushfire
- Demographics
- Toponymy
- Past industries
- Logging (1863–1991)
- Sand mining (1950–1977)
- Geography and ecology
- Sandmass and The Pinnacles
- Lakes
- Climate
- Fauna
- Mammals
- Dingoes
- Reptiles and amphibians
- Birds
- Other
- Flora
- Governance and administration
- Heritage listings
- Tourism
- Access
- Angling
- Camping
- Hiking
- See also
- References
- External links
'''K'gari ( , ), also known by its former name Fraser Island''', is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The island lies approximately north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser Coast Region local council area. The world heritage listing includes the island, its surrounding waters and parts of the nearby mainland which make up the Great Sandy National Park. In the , the island had a population of 152. Up to 500,000 people visit the island each year.
The island is part of the traditional lands of the Butchulla people, under the traditional name of "K'gari". European settlers who arrived in 1847 named the island "Fraser Island" after Captain James Fraser, master of Stirling Castle, who was shipwrecked and died on the island in early August 1836. On 7 June 2023, the island was officially renamed K'gari by the state government.