Fraser Island Research Paper

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Introduction
Fraser Island is an Island located of the coast of Hervey Bay in Queensland. Fraser Island is said to be Queensland most popular tourist attraction along with the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is full of sand dunes, tropical rainforest and beaches, and inland lakes. Popular activities on Fraser Island are fishing, four weal driving and exploring the tropical rainforest. Fraser Island is located around 350km from Queensland’s capital Brisbane. Fraser Island is 142km long and covers 163,000 hectares. Fraser Island is one of the oldest islands to develop around Australia taking over 800,000 thousand years. Fraser was formed over many years because salt drifted of the east coast to make the island this is why the whole island is sand. Fraser is surrounded by salt water but inside the island is nearly all freshwater. This provides tropical swimming holes and beaches for tourist. Fraser is the largest sand island in the world. Fraser is a world heritage listed site, it was listed in 1992.

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They have injected a lot of money into Fraser Island’s economy and will continue to do so. Fraser Island is the most visited Island in Australia. It is famous for its massive sand dunes and its fresh water swimming pools that lay inside the island. Fraser islands most well-known and popular activity’s is four wheel driving. Fraser Island supply’s many 4-WD track and courses. Fraser is also known for its fishing. Frasers fishing capabilities attract anglers from all over Australia. The thing that attracts tourist is Fraser Island’s aesthetic value. Fraser has a magnificent aesthetic value. Although we cannot forget the traditional owners, they are the ones who kept Fraser to its initial value. They are the ones who allowed Fraser to be shown to the world. There were many traditional ceremonies performed here. They were usually formed on the sand

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