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Great Sandy Straight Aerial Photos

The Great Sandy Straight is a stretch of water located between Rainbow Beach, Hervey Bay and Fraser Island in the Wide Bay Burnett region of Queensland. Add to Description →

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  1. Fraser Island
  2. Torquay
  3. Urangan
  4. Scarness
  5. Eli Waters
  6. Pialba
  7. Point Vernon
  8. Hervey Bay
  9. Moonbeam Islands
  10. Wondunna
  11. Tooth Island
  12. Turkey Island
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Fraser Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Fraser Island

ID: Fraser Island #999232

Keywords: Great Sandy Straight, Geewan Creek, ...

Fraser Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Fraser Island

ID: Fraser Island #999236

Keywords: Kauri Creek, Tinnanbar, Great Sandy Straight, Geewan Creek, ...

Fraser Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Fraser Island

ID: Fraser Island #999233

Keywords: Great Sandy Straight, Geewan Creek, ...

Fraser Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Fraser Island

ID: Fraser Island #999231

Keywords: Great Sandy Straight, Geewan Creek, ...

Fraser Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Fraser Island

ID: Fraser Island #999235

Keywords: Kauri Creek, Tinnanbar, Great Sandy Straight, Geewan Creek, ...

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island

ID: Great Sandy Straight #999239

Keywords: Turkey Island, ...

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island

ID: Great Sandy Straight #999241

Keywords: Turkey Island, ...

Great Sandy Straight and Tooth Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Great Sandy Straight and Tooth Island

ID: Great Sandy Straight #999238

Keywords: Tooth Island, ...

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Great Sandy Straight and Turkey Island

ID: Great Sandy Straight #999240

Keywords: Turkey Island, ...

Great Sandy Straight and Moonbeam Islands Aerial Photo, Widebay Burnett, Queensland

Great Sandy Straight and Moonbeam Islands

ID: Great Sandy Straight #999237

Keywords: Moonbeam Islands, ...

Great Sandy Straight Information

The serene waterways of the Great Sandy Straight provide many locations of safe anchorage for fishing and bird watching. Currents can be quite strong in this area due to wide tidal ranges. As a result swimming is not encouraged in open waters.

The waterways of the Great Sandy Straight are a dugong sanctuary and are protected after being declared a wetland of international importance in 1999. Fish, dolphins and stingrays are regularly seen frolicking in the Great Sandy Straight.

Once on the water there are many options for exploration. There are many islands to explore and picnic on. The aerial photographs of the Great Sandy Straight show Tooth Island, Moonbeam Island and Turkey Island with their beautiful sandy beaches and bushwalking opportunities for day trippers.

The Great Sandy Straight is known world-wide for its sheltered bays and its creeks such as Kauri Creek, which meander into the mangroves.

Holidaying adventures on the Great Sandy Straight are as varied as the people who visit. Five star resorts, self contained units, caravanning, camping, house boating and yachting are a few of the options that can be found on this beautiful stretch of the Queensland Coast.