Fraser Island Widebay Burnett Queensland Aerial Photos
World Heritage Listed Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. It is 123 kilometres long and has more than 100 freshwater lakes - some which are crystal clear and blue while others are tea coloured. Add to Description →
Rainbow Beach #999014
- Filename
- Rainbow-Beach-999014.jpg
- Photographer
- Mike Swaine
- Description
- Stock photo of Rainbow Beach, Inskip Point and Fraser Island.
Rainbow Beach #999013
- Filename
- Rainbow-Beach-999013.jpg
- Photographer
- Mike Swaine
- Description
- Photograph includes Rainbow Beach, Inskip Point and Frasier Island.
Fraser Island Information
Aerial photos of Fraser Island highlight many of the beautiful white sand lakes including Lake Birrabeen, Lake Boorangoora (Lake McKenzie), Lake Jennings, Lake Bargo and Lake Benaroon.
Access to Fraser Island is via Inskip Point at Tin Can Bay, River Heads (east of Maryborough) or Hervey Bay at the Urangan boat harbour. Kingfisher Bay Resort is the best known resort on the island.
Fraser Island is known for the amazing variety of flora and fauna found on it. Wildflowers are found on the low wallum heaths in spring and summer. There are more than 40 000 migrating shore birds that use Fraser Island as a stop off point every year. Dugongs, turtles, eastern curlews and Illidges ant-blue butterflies also call this wonderfully unique island and surrounding waters home.
The tallest sand dunes on the island tower more than 200 metres above sea level, and many have tall rainforests crowning them, extending their height above the water even further.
The Great Sandy Straight that separates the mainland from Fraser Island has been listed by the Convention on Wetlands of international importance. It extends from Tin Can Bay to Maryborough. There is no beach driving on the side of Fraser Island that faces the Great Sandy Straight to protect the beach, flora and fauna.