Day 55: Get away to Fraser Island
Seventy five Mile Beach may be too much to embrace on a one day get away, which is why I viewed it from the air. Fraser Island is located off the coast of south east Queensland and is the world's largest sand island, with an area of 1,840 square Km (710 sq mi). The island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths.
It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides a natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. To "do" Fraser Island we'll need more than one day, so this flying get away is just a teaser. Add it to your bucket list,
Day 55: Get away to Fraser Island
Seventy five Mile Beach may be too much to embrace on a one day get away, which is why I viewed it from the air. Fraser Island is located off the coast of south east Queensland and is the world's largest sand island, with an area of 1,840 square Km (710 sq mi). The island has rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths.
It is made up of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that provides a natural catchment for the sediment which is carried on a strong offshore current northwards along the coast. To "do" Fraser Island we'll need more than one day, so this flying get away is just a teaser. Add it to your bucket list,