Dec 23 2008
Fraser Island
At east coast of Australia lies Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world with an area of 184 000 hectares. Fraser Island, a destination recognized for an amazing beauty enriched with over 100 freshwater lakes, long uninterrupted white beaches and colored sand cliffs, is now part of UNESCO World Heritage list and considered an important part of Australia natural and cultural heritage.
It is thought that this island was inhabited by indigenous people named Butchulla and the name they gave to Fraser Island was K’gari which means paradise, because they believed that a spirit helped Yindingie to create the land and as a reward for this help, K’gar was transformed into a marvelous island with flowers, tees and lakes.
Some “must see” of the place are the shipwrecks on Fraser Island. The most famous one is The Maheno, also considered a landmark attraction. Some other examples are also The Sterling Castle, The Panama, The Ottowa , The Marloo and The Aramac.
A large range of water and native terrestrial fauna can be seen here in their natural habitat. 47 species of mammals, 354 species of birds, 79 species of reptiles and 19 kinds of snakes is in the main the terrestrial fauna of the island.
If this is not enough to captivate your attention, then you must know that plant life on the island is also an impressive one. Imposing rainforests host a range of unique plants, intricate flowers, dominant trees even living fossil fern can be seen in their natural ecosystem.
A very important aspect for some people is the fact that, Fraser Island, the 75 miles beach is right on the action for some of the best fishing beaches in the world. Visitors come here and tourists enjoy the exclusive fishing experience in a place where you can find probably the greatest variety of fish in the world.
