Lake Wabby

Fraser Island – The world’s biggest sand dune

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February 5th 2010
We were up bright and early this morning for our trip to Fraser Island. I wasn’t sure what to expect as all I really knew about it Fraser Island was that it is the worlds biggest sand island. So I am thinking the Kalahari surrounded by water. Our tour guide picked us up just after 7am and we headed off to catch our ferry over to the island. We picked up a number of other island tourists along th ... 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