Fraser Island is a heritage- listed island located
along the southern coast of Queensland,
Australia, approximately 200 kilometres (120
mi) north of Brisbane. It is a locality within the
Fraser Coast Region. Its length is about 120
kilometres (75 mi) and its width is
approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi).[3] It was
inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1992.
Fraser Island is considered to be the largest
sand island in the world at 1840 km2. It is also
Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth
largest island and the largest island on the
East Coast of Australia.

Fraser Island has rainforests, eucalyptus
woodland, mangrove forests, wallum and peat
swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. It
is made up of sand that has been accumulating
for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic
bedrock that provides a natural catchment
for the sediment which is carried on a strong
offshore current northwards along the coast.
Unlike on many sand dunes, plant life is
abundant due to the naturally occurring
mycorrhizal fungi present in the sand, which
release nutrients in a form that can be
absorbed by the plants. Fraser Island is home
to a small number of mammal species, as well
as a diverse range of birds, reptiles and
amphibians, including the occasional saltwater
crocodile. The island is part of the Fraser Coast
Region and protected in the Great Sandy
National Park.

The most northern point of the island is Sandy
Cape where the Sandy Cape Light operated
from 1870 to 1994. The establishment of the
lighthouse was the first permanent European
settlement on the island. The nearest large
town to Fraser Island is Hervey Bay, while
Maryborough and Bundaberg are also close by