Fraser Island and sand dunes. Where is Fraser Island and its history? Australia Vacation Ideas

Serene beach holiday- the main attraction of Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island, located in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland.

– Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

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Fraser Island

Islands Queensland are in the lead as the coolest ideas for relaxation. They provide an opportunity to spend a holiday as if in paradise, and at the same time introduce us to nature. Queensland, of course, has spectacular natural resources that it is ready to reveal to the traveler, but this development costs a pretty penny. Therefore, the ideas for relaxation that I propose must be carefully considered. is no exception, but we will try to minimize costs.

Fraser Island located at south coast Queensland, approximately 200 kilometers north of Brisbane. Stretching 120 kilometers in length and approximately 7 to 23 kilometers at its widest point, it is considered the largest sand island in the world (area 1840 km²), because. arose as a result of centuries of erosion.

– Low Tide, Fraser Island

– Shore, view from an airplane, Fraser Island

– East Coast, Fraser Island

Turquoise waves, long golden beaches, virgin nature, just paradise. By the way, translated from the language Butchulla, the aborigines who lived in these areas before European colonization, the name Fraser Islands was - K'gari, which meant "paradise" or "heavenly".

For a short period the island was known as the "Big Sand Island" The modern name of the island is associated with the name of the legendary captain James Fraser, whose ship “Stirling Castle” was wrecked off the coast of the island in 1836 and the surviving sailors landed ashore.

The island has outstanding natural beauty with rainforests, eucalyptus trees, mangrove forests and peat swamps, dunes and coastal heaths. There are more than 250 kilometers of sunny sandy beaches with long, uninterrupted stretches of ocean, including more than 40 kilometers of strikingly colored cliffs. In the interior of the island are the majestic remains of a tall tropical forest growing on high dunes, this phenomenon is unique.

– Lake McKenzie, Fraser Island

– Wanggoolba Creek

Sand on Fraser Island accumulated over approximately 750,000 years on a volcanic base that provides natural drainage for sediment. These dunes move across the island, often covering forests and other vegetation. The rate of movement of the dunes each year depends on various factors, such as wind strength, amount of humidity, and, in fact, the plants themselves in the sand. These dunes gradually stop moving when they reach areas protected from the winds.

The dunes that make up the island were formed about 400 thousand years ago and have a height of up to 240 m. There are more than 40 fresh “hanging” lakes, which is one of geographical features islands. This is unusual for a sandy island, which is washed on all sides by ocean waters. The most large lake covers an area of about 200 hectares, its name is Lake Boemingen. The western coast of the Fraser is occupied by mangrove forests and swamps, the eastern (facing the ocean) is a beach of fairly white sand about 100 km long. The most popular and accessible lake for swimming (you need to walk three kilometers through the forest and dunes) is Lake Webby, the deepest on the island (12 meters).

– Dunes, Fraser Island

Most of the island, which contains intact tropical rainforests (about 1,645 km²), is part of National Park Great Sandy National Park) . Freshwater turtles live in well-warmed lakes, and the wild dog Dingo can be found on land. It is strictly forbidden to feed dingos on the island (fine from $3000) and you must follow certain rules when meeting them, which the guides will tell you about or read about on the park’s website.

– Wild dingo on the beach at sunset, Fraser Island

– Dingo on the beach

Excursion opportunities on the island are limited, but quite interesting. In Happy Valley you can explore the wreck of the Makhino, a luxury trans-Tasman passenger airliner, built in 1905 in Scotland. During the First World War it was converted into a floating hospital. The ship was sold to the Japanese for scrap in 1935 and during transport was caught in a storm that washed it ashore on Fraser Island. All attempts to save the ship failed and it was decided to leave it on the island.

– “Makhino” (S.S. Maheno)

– Sand Dunes or Sandblows, Fraser Island

The abandoned McKenzie Landing originally served as a connection between loggers and the mainland, and was used by the famous Z Force during World War II. Nowadays deforestation is prohibited on the island.

You can get to the island by ferry connecting the mainland and Moon Point. The island is separated from the mainland by a series of narrow, constantly changing straits, which together form Great Sandy Strait and you can get to the island from three main points - the main stream travels on ferries from the town Hervey Bay– official “gate” to Fraser Island, there is a crossing from River Heads and the most southern route– ferry with sand spit Inskip Point in the vicinity of the town Rainbow Beach.

IN Hervey Bay you can use the company's services Fraser Island Barges and ferry Kingfisher Bay Ferry for $175 (car and 3 passengers, price during peak season)

The western coast of the island is not very suitable for driving a heavy SUV, but the eastern coast is just a real highway. If you go deep into the island, the roads turn into sticky sandy tracks, where getting stuck in bad weather is a matter of just a few minutes.

– “Champagne Pools” – in this place the reef forms protected rock niches where the wave rushes, rolling over the edge of the rock, forming clouds of foam. This is the only place on Fraser Island where you can safely swim in ocean water.

– Indian Head – a rock jutting out of the sand at the northern end of 75 Mile Beach

Swim on eastern beaches Not recommended. The thing is that the dominant direction of the wind and, as a result, the waves create very insidious underwater vortices that begin to be pulled into the ocean - a reverse current. There are no lifeguards here. Besides, Fraser Island- This is the place where the two largest tiger sharks were caught. You can only swim in one thing in the ocean the only place in the north of the island - Champagne Pools.

It's already the second week of our trip to Australia. After exploring Western Australia and then getting to know Sydney and its main attractions, we flew north to the town of Hervey Bay, located almost in the center of the East Coast. From there we took a ferry to famous island Fraser and for the first acquaintance we flew around it in a helicopter.

The island is famous for being the largest sand island in the world. We will spend three days there and see how Australians greet New Year. Tourists arriving on the island spend the night there in different ways. Some of them, who usually rent jeeps on the mainland, prefer to travel in these cars and live in campsites. For those who love comfort, the island has several different hotels. We stayed in one of the largest and most comfortable - Kingfisher Bay Resort. It had two pools which was great as swimming in the ocean is unpleasant due to the poor muddy shoreline.

The hotel administration did everything to ensure that tourists did not get bored and offered tourists several excursions. The most worthless ones are to look at the “night” and “morning” animals. Their cost is 5 AUD, duration is an hour and a half. We bought it on the night ones. The guide walked with us after dinner through the wild territory of the hotel without even leaving its boundaries (the hotel is surrounded by a metal fence to keep out wild Dingo dogs). She showed some bugs and spiders and with that everyone went to bed.

We didn’t go on the morning excursion (we didn’t get our money back) because we had to get up at 4 am. And what should I watch? Will you surprise us with some spiders? The singing of birds could already be heard in the thick foliage from the window of the room. In general, there are no special animals on the island. So, one little thing - different mice.

True, there are also famous wild dogs Dingo on the island, but we were never able to see them. True, I remember in my youth there was a film of the same name by Yuli Karasik about a pure but bitter first teenage love.

Dingoes are similar to domestic dogs. Actually, they are re-feralized domestic dogs. But they are not at all tame, and therefore you need to be careful when meeting them. We were advised to follow the basic rules of behavior - do not walk outside the hotel alone and do not feed anyone (for this a fine of 1500 aud!), do not run away and do not turn your back on them, but wait until they leave. In general, they advised not to leave the hotel alone, either day or night.

After the helicopter flight, another of the most educational excursions offered was a 4WD bus ride across the most interesting places islands (70 AUD/person).

Overland tour of Fraser Island

Early in the morning we gather at the four-wheel drive buses and split into cars. Each car is driven by two people - a driver and a guide, who take turns. The guide talks continuously, spouting figures and facts from the history of the island’s development. It turns out that before the European colonization of Australia, several thousand aborigines of the Butchulla tribe lived on the island and in their language it was called K'gari. Which in our translation meant “Paradise”.

And his modern name associated with the surname of Captain Fraser, whose ship “Stirling Castle” was wrecked here in 1836. The captain and his crew were killed and eaten by the natives, and his wife Eliza was captured. After her release by escaped convicts, from whom she also suffered, Eliza ended her life in a psychiatric hospital from everything she had experienced...

This incident gave rise to hostility and aggressiveness in relations between Europeans and aborigines for a long time. This island had such a sad story.

On the issue of the formation of numerous lakes on the sandy island, the guide noted that all lakes are replenished by rainfall, which falls up to 1,500 millimeters per year. Water flowing from lakes or seeping through sand forms streams (here they are called Creeks), which, flowing down, disappear into the ocean.

The bus makes its way along a rutted sandy road, made many years ago by timber trucks. Now this road has sunk more than a meter into the sand. Once upon a time, forest was cut down on the island and the wood was transported to the continent. There is thick forest cover on both sides of the road. And if two cars meet on such a road, then the drivers see who is more comfortable sliding onto specially made spots or backing up even 100 meters. Everyone part ways politely and thank those who gave way. The “steepness” of the cars is not taken into account here.

After half an hour of driving like this, having driven about 10 km, we stop at Lake McKenzie. This is the most famous lake on the island. A large turquoise spot against the backdrop of the green jungle. Crystal clear water! I have only seen such clear water on the famous Shatsk lakes in Ukraine.

And although it is large, people only hang out on one beach. Everyone is lying in the coastal water area on the white sand and having fun. Almost no one swims. It feels like taking a bath. The lake is deep - this can be seen from the dark blue water about 20 meters from the shore, but no one was visible there.

All the women are in bikinis, and all the men are in long pants, down to the knees and below. Nobody swims in the swimming trunks common in our countries. We also had to put on the same pants, otherwise, they say, they might misperceive us based on our orientation. To be honest, this is an uncomfortable form of clothing for swimming (I completely forgot - they don’t swim!). I'm not even talking about leaving the water in this form in cold or windy weather. Various inflammations are 100% guaranteed. Fortunately, it’s hot here, and the water was +30.

After an hour of relaxation on the lake and tea and coffee with traditional Australian buns and cookies prepared by our guides, we drive further into the interior of the island. After a few kilometers we arrived at the Central station - former base lumberjacks Now there is a scientific station for studying the flora and fauna of the island.

A short excursion with a story about these places. Wood usually doesn't grow well in sand. But here, thanks to the abundance of moisture, there is a lot of greenery. Fraser Island is one of the few places on earth where lush forests grow among the sand.

Indeed, the forest was once so dense that loggers lived here for 100 years. Some trees, such as syncarpia, were even harvested for the construction of the Suez Canal.

We pass through dense forest with its prehistoric ferns and huge silk trees along the clear Wangulba Creek.

Here we saw how much they love tourists in Australia. And not only healthy ones, but also those with the so-called. " disabilities" There are no disabled people in Australia - there are simply people whose physical capabilities are limited in some way - some cannot see, some cannot hear, or cannot walk. Just think! Everyone is just happy to see such a person and help him!

Here in the forest there were signs and descriptions of trees everywhere!, written in Braille for the blind! This is how Australians care about people!

After a few kilometers there is another stop. We crossed the island and arrived on its Pacific side - in Eurong Beach Resort. There is a hotel, a shop, a car repair shop and a small airstrip for small planes connecting with the mainland. By the way, they can also land on the surf.

After lunch, we get back into our cars and drive out to the ocean surf. At the exit there is a barrier, and a grate is laid along the ground with threads of wire stretched over it under the electric power. electric shock - this is from wild dogs Dingo. The entire territory of this hotel, as well as ours, is surrounded by a high mesh fence.

The ocean shore is impressive! Amazing sight! Strong wind raises whirlwinds of sand, and they mix with the foam falling from the oncoming waves. The watery dust of the ocean surf hangs in the air. And then - thousands of kilometers of the Pacific Ocean! Cars leaving are visible along the surf. A real training ground for thrill-seekers! A sandy strip 70-80 meters wide goes in both directions - left and right - and disappears far beyond the horizon.

However, it is too early to rejoice for fans of high speeds - on the coast, regularly, especially at low tide, police officers with radar pistols stand and catch everyone for exceeding the limit of 80 km/h. Moreover, they measure ppm for alcohol. The fines are the same as on the mainland - for exceeding the limit even by 1 km - a fine of $133 + 1 penalty point! For exceeding 20 km - a fine of $333 + 4 penalty points, for exceeding 40 km - $933 + 8 penalty points. Each fine is entered into the computer and the police officer can clearly see how many times this driver has violated the rules.

Exceeding 40 km/h is considered “exorbitant” and for this your license (including foreign ones) is taken away right in the middle of the bush. Moreover, the unpleasant thing is that if there is no companion or he does not have a license, the car is seized and delivered to the rental office on a truck, which is paid for by you. Maybe that’s why, having driven hundreds of kilometers along the roads of Australia, we have not seen a single, even the smallest, accident!

We were lucky - the weather was great. Our route was towards the northern tip of the island. To the right, the ocean was steadily rolling in long turquoise waves, but almost the entire way, and we drove about 50 km, there was not a soul on its shore.

Only occasionally, near small streams flowing out of the forest, were there sites with tents and jeeps in the shade of trees. A few daredevils who wanted to plunge into the ocean went no deeper than knee-deep. Everywhere when driving along the shore, left-hand traffic was observed.

Jeeps were racing towards us, right along the surf, moving away from the oncoming waves and, as if playing with them. On the way back, our driver did the same. An hour later, having traveled about 50-60 km, we stopped approximately in the middle of the island at Colored Sands - colored sands and turned back.

Along the way, in two places the beach line was crossed by stone ridges. These were Pinnacles weathered rock formations like the ones we saw in Western Australia. Of course, they were not so interesting and similar to the phalluses of the Pinnacle desert. But they are interesting in their own way. We drove around them from above, and on the way back - when the ocean receded - we calmly drove along the very strip of sandy surf.

While we were standing there, a small airplane flew over us, almost touching the roof of the bus, and deftly landed on a strip of sandy surf.

There were a couple more of the same here. aircraft and their handsome pilots in snow-white shorts and shirts with ornate shoulder straps offered everyone to fly over the island. Well, we flew yesterday and saw everything.

On the way back we stopped to examine the remains of the ship Maheno, which sank in 1936. The skeleton of the ship is corroded to the limit by rust. Frames protrude from the sand, looking like the ribs of a beached whale. Everyone wants to be photographed against this background.

Fraser Island

Fraser Island (English: Fraser Island or Great Sandy Island) itself is one of the attractions of Australia. This large island, consisting entirely of sand, has no analogues in the world. In 1992 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The island's area is 1840 square kilometers and is geographically part of the state of Queensland. Fraser Island stretches along the coast of the Coral Sea. Scientists claim that the island was formed by huge sand dunes, which developed more than four hundred years ago.

Among the local aborigines, the name of the island originally sounded like Kagri, which translated into Russian means “Paradise”. It was renamed in the last century; today’s name is similar to the name of Captain Fraser, who crashed his ship not far from the island.

Fraser photo

For several years, Captain Fraser and his wife lived on the island with the rest of the surviving crew. In 1840, European colonialists came to the island and formed a new settlement. A war broke out between the Aborigines and Europeans, during which almost all local population was exterminated. Today, only 400 people live on the island, eleven of them are surviving descendants of the Aboriginal people.

The whole nature of Fraser Island is unusual and attractive. For example, here you can see high sand dunes rising almost 150 meters. One of the main natural attractions of the island is its sandy lakes, there are more than forty of them here. Basically, these are small lakes from which streams flow into the Coral Sea.

There are also several large lakes, for example Lake Boemingen. The area of this lake occupies more than 200 hectares. A small river called Ely Creek also flows through the island. Tourists visiting the island always wonder why the lakes and rivers are not absorbed into the sand? The fact is that at the bottom of these lakes there is a dense “bed” of peat, which forces them to remain on the surface. This is truly a unique phenomenon.

Tourists are attracted to Fraser Island primarily by its magnificent sandy beaches. They are surrounded by exotic vegetation, which can also be considered a local attraction.

Near the beach there are small groves of palm trees and eucalyptus trees, and if you go inland, you can find untouched a tropical forest with thickets of lianas and eucalyptus trees. The record-breaking eucalyptus grows in this forest; its height is 70 meters. This eucalyptus gave rise to declaring the forest on the island a protected zone. In this reserve you can observe more than eight hundred species of tropical plants, as well as animals inhabiting these places.

The island is home to wild Dingo dogs, although their numbers are decreasing year after year. This happens because they interbreed with domestic dogs, and the purity of the species disappears. In this regard, local residents on the island were prohibited from having dogs.

As for other representatives of the animal world, here you can find such exotic animals as possums, echidnas, fruit bats, or flying foxes. There are still horses on the island that were once brought here by Europeans, however, they are all wild.

Among the reptiles on the island, there are combed crocodiles, many different lizards and snakes. One of the rarest animals here is the marsupial wallaby. This is a type of kangaroo that is smaller in size.

The coastal waters of the island are home to tiger sharks, humpback whales, dugongs, dolphins and many rare species jellyfish and fish. Among the rare bird species, it is worth noting the ground parrot, honeycreepers, kingfishers, seagulls, and cockatoos.

When translated from the local language, Fraser is translated as "Kgari-rai". Indeed, there are not many places in the world with sandy beaches, clear water, flower meadows and blue skies above. Why isn't it heaven?

More recently, Fraser Island was recognized as the largest sandy place in the world. Coastline extends over a distance of 110 kilometers. The main highlight of the island is its sand dunes. Some of them reach a height of up to 250 meters. Combined with emerald forests, they look very much like snow.

The name of the island was given by a family of Europeans who were shipwrecked off its shores. It cannot be said that at that time relations between the population of the island and civilized Europeans were hostile. And of course, few people were happy about this addition. For a long time, the Frasers were even held captive by local residents.

In 1992, the island was listed world heritage and created a nature reserve on its territory. But regardless of such important events in Fraser’s life, the island has always been popular with tourists.

What is surprising is that, despite the ocean surrounding it on all sides, the island abounds in fresh water bodies. Scientists nicknamed them “hanging” because they seem to hang between the salty ocean water. In total, there were 100 such reservoirs on the island. The most famous was Lake Mackenzie. It's all because of his extraordinary beauty and fresh waters. The lake is fed only by moisture from precipitation, and the water in it is practically distilled, which affects its animal composition. It is completely devoid of organisms, even germs and bacteria. But most importantly, it is surrounded by a snow-white sandy beach.

The biggest freshwater lake called Boemingen, and it extends over 200 hectares. Despite the tropical hot climate, the water here is always pleasantly cool. This is what made the lake famous among tourists. The numerous eucalyptus trees growing on the coast give a special highlight. There is also a small rain forest nearby.

Throughout the history of the island, the population has constantly changed. There are currently just over 400 people living on the Fraser, of whom only 11 are descendants of the Aborigines who held the Fraser family captive. After that crash, some time passed and colonialists poured onto the island to establish settlements here. Naturally, local residents opposed this, and the war began. There were much more Europeans, so the aborigines were almost completely exterminated. These days the island is tourist place with numerous parks, hotels, entertainment programs etc. You can get here by plane, but the best option There will be a barge crossing with your own car.

Fraser Island is very different from the continent of Australia primarily due to its comfortable warm climate. That is why it has such rich flora and fauna. Due to the wide variety of vegetation, the island is rich in animals. In fresh water bodies you can find turtles, in the forest - bats, as well as endemics - kangaroos, opossums, etc. To get closer to the animals, tourists are invited to take a canoe excursion. Well, how can you do without birds? The island is simply a paradise for bird watchers. More than 350 species live here, including rare specimens.

Since Fraser Island is considered entirely tourist center In addition to excursions and relaxing on the beach, there is a wide selection of sports and extreme entertainment: surfing, bodyboarding and many others. Some people even come here just to ride around the island on a yacht and look at the marine life.

Well, of course, if you don’t want to think through the route yourself, you have the opportunity to use different sightseeing tours. Each of them necessarily includes a visit to Happy Valley, where the remains of a liner washed ashore during the First World War are located.

Since there are a lot of tourists, the population is very worried about environmental situation on the island. Therefore, nowadays there is active promotion of tourism under open air in tents or campsites. It is assumed that in this way it will be possible to preserve the well-being of the environment.

A charming island lost in warm waters Pacific Ocean at eastern shores Australia, got its name thanks to the married couple James and Eliza Fraser. Before European colonization, several thousand Aborigines lived on the island, who called it K'gari, which translated from the Butchulla language means "paradise" or "heavenly." In 1836, the ship "Stirling Castle", captained by James Fraser, was wrecked off shores of the island, and the surviving sailors landed ashore. Locals They treated strangers quite hostilely. The relationship between the Aborigines and Europeans was very aggressive.

Fraser is the world's largest sand island. Its length is just over 110 km, and its width is from 7 to 23 km. Administratively, the island belongs to the Australian state of Queensland. At the end of the last century, in 1992, Fraser received the status nature reserve, and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Today the island is very popular among tourists.

One of Fraser's geographical features is its abundance of freshwater lakes, which is quite unusual for a sandy island that is washed on all sides by ocean waters. The largest lake covers an area of about 200 hectares, its name is Lake Boemingen. Its cool, blue-blue water is refreshing and makes it possible to forget about the hot Australian sun for a while, which is why tourists often relax on the shores of the lake. In addition, Fraser has the famous majestic sand dunes, the height of which reaches 240 meters. The island attracts tourists with its beauty, mild climate, excellent developed infrastructure and many archaeological artifacts having cult significance for the local population.

Open in the northern part of the island national park Great Sandy National Park, West Coast covered with swamps and dense mangrove forests. The east coast has more than a hundred kilometers of beautiful sandy beaches, somewhat reminiscent of the famous Brazilian Copacabana.

The island's flora and fauna are diverse: evergreen jungles grow on sandy soils, and several species of turtles live in warm fresh lakes. In the forest there are bats, including flying foxes, opossums, wallabies, kangaroos, echidnas, and dingoes. For those who love watching animals in their natural environment habitats, canoe trips will be of interest, during which tourists will see dolphins, sharks, and electric stingrays. From late summer until October, you can watch the migration of humpback whales swimming in South Antarctica. Ornithologists and those who love birds will be interested in local rare feathered representatives: the spiny owl, the ground parrot. Currently, the island is home to 354 species of birds, 18 of which are raptors.

Lovers extreme sports can try their hand at surfing or choose unusual entertainment– bodyboarding on sand dunes, from which you can immediately jump into the lake, exploding water surface thousands of refreshing sprays.

Local residents are making every effort to promote green tourism. To preserve the island’s ecosystem, “wild” tourism is actively promoted here. Of course, lovers of a comfortable stay can stay in one of the cozy hotels with excellent service. But most tourists still want to get to Fraser to challenge wildlife: pitch a tent in the dense jungle, swim in lakes, travel exclusively in an off-road jeep and watch the natural, untouched beauty nature of one of the most mysterious and amazing islands planets.

Fraser Island

I'm posting photos from Fraser Island, where we went at the end of December. This is the largest sand island in the world - its dimensions are 120 km long, 24 km wide. There are no roads on the island, so the most popular way to get around here is by jeep.
— homo-ludenus, 23 Jan 2014, 08:00

Fraser Island

The next day we took a ferry to Fraser Island, where we had ordered two day tour. The island itself is sand dunes; there are no usual roads there (especially asphalt ones), so movement is only possible in all-wheel drive vehicles specially prepared for sand.
— happy-yozhik, 15 Apr 2013, 23:41

The largest sand island in the world

Fraser Island is entirely given over to the island of the same name. natural Park- a unique combination of dunes, tropical rainforest, crystal clear cries (please, without bad associations - hereinafter the cry is from the Australian “creek” - river, stream, etc.) and the habitat of an isolated population of red dingoes.
— kaihopara, 22 Apr 2012, 01:01

Fraser Island, day three

So, in the morning we found the sun shining in all its subtropical glory and were terribly happy, because that day we had to swim in the Champagne Pool and walk along the stone booms protruding into the ocean, from which you can see how the latter “breathes”.
— raevskaya-o, 17 Apr 2011, 04:00

Fraser Island, day two

On the second day a visit to the green Lake Wabby was planned. We thought for a long time about how to get there without getting too shaken up. Deep sand, ditches and ruts, knee-deep mud, tree roots and stones - on the first day we got a real forest 4WD track.
— raevskaya-o, 14 Apr 2011, 00:53

Fraser Island, day one

Every trip to Fraser Island is a holiday for me, I don’t even know why. Staying on this island gives you a feeling of complete isolation from reality, even though there are usually tons of people there. In general, relaxing there is simply magical! What exactly do I like?
— raevskaya-o, 6 Apr 2011, 21:56

Trip to Fraser Island

Fraser Island is one of the must-see places in Australia. This is the world's largest sand island. Located near east coast Australia, 300 km from the city of Brisbane. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as unique natural monument.
— whiskeymaker, 2 Nov 2010, 11:00

Australian paradise

Australia is a grateful island, as if created for a person to relax, immerse himself in meditation and thank the heavens for their generosity. My report about how great it is to relax as a civilized savage on the diverse Fraser Island.
— rothaarige-live , 22 Sep 2010, 21:35

Fraser Island: SS Maheno

Just a little text and pictures about the motor ship Maheno, the remains of which have been lying there on 75 Mile Beach for 75 years. As it turned out, there is no romantic story connected with the wreck of this ship, but he lived a rather long and eventful life.
— raevskaya-o, 6 Feb 2010, 00:56

Fraser Island: Lakes

Everything that I wrote about earlier about Fraser Island is an integral part of it, but this is not the main thing. Why you need to go there is to swim in the fresh lakes, of which there are great amount. They are all different and very warm, in general, it’s a pleasure to lie in them for hours, which is what we did throughout our trip.
— raevskaya-o, 2 Feb 2010, 00:19

Fraser Island: 4WD

You can get to Fraser Island only with an SUV - by renting it or purchasing a tour, again on a variety of 4WD wonder cars. Now I will show you why this is so...
— raevskaya-o, 30 Jan 2010, 23:30

Fraser Island: Dingo

Today I’ll tell you about the wild dogs dingoes, to whom humanity has given a huge gift by bringing them from South-East Asia to Australia around 4,000 BC. The dogs were so happy about this that they settled almost throughout the entire continent, including the islands, except Tasmania.
— raevskaya-o, 29 Jan 2010, 04:37

Fraser Island (also known as Great Sandy Island) is an island off the east coast of Australia in the state of Queensland. The island is mainly covered with sand, with dunes up to 260 meters high. In addition to the sands, there are more than 40 fresh lakes, as well as mangrove forests and swamps.
— australia-best , 25 Sep 2009, 10:04

Lakes in Fraser Island

The lakes on the island are absolutely amazing. Firstly, they are fresh and there are a lot of them. Actually a lot, more than fifty pieces. Not so much big island. Right next to Australia. Given that in Melbourne people are not allowed to water their small areas near their houses with tap water, there is no point in wasting such a valuable resource.
— tas-s , 18 Sep 2009, 14:55

Fraser Island: Sequel

The first coastal dune protects the island from the constant wind carrying salty fog, and immediately behind it the nature of the vegetation changes dramatically. Eucalyptus and acacia trees appear, not very tall yet, but this is already a real forest.
— tas-s , 18 Sep 2009, 08:43

Fraser Island. Botany, ecology, etc.

Fraser Island is located off the east coast of Australia and is not too far separated from the continent. wide strait. It was formed from sand that ocean currents moved along the Australian coast, which is why its shape is elongated from north to south.
— tas-s, 17 Sep 2009, 07:24

Dingo

The theme of wild dingoes runs through all sources of information about Fraser Island. Every brochure, every guidebook, and numerous warning signs at campsites will feature dingoes. They even came up with a special term - to be dingo-safe.