Fraser Island, or the Great Sandy Island, is about 120 km long and 24 km wide at its widest point and is the largest sand island in the world. It is close to the southeastern coast of Queensland, Australia. The Island is dotted with many fresh water lakes and sandblows and supports a diverse flora including Angiopteris fern, palms and satinay trees. In the 1920's the Island supplied logs of satinay treees for the construction of the Suez Canal. In 1993 Dot and I spent 6 days on the island. We walked in the southern part of the Island between some of its many sandblows and fresh water lakes (some stained by organic matter and some crystal clear). One day we drove about 60 km along the Seventy-Five Mile Beach to Indian Head one of only four rocky outcrops on the island.

Added February 2004