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Fraser Island (K'gali - God's of Paradise)

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January 10th 2006
K'gari meaning God's of Paradise is the aboriginal name of Fraser Island. Located off the Queensland coast just south of the Great Barrier Reef, opposite the coast from Maryborough, and covering over a 180,000 hectares and 120 kilometers long it is composed mostly of sand, the largest sand island in the world. A island of barren sand dunes. No!! An island with over a hundred fresh w ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more