Aboriginal people in Australia say that their gods want to create a paradise under the earth. So they created Fraser Island.
Fraser Island is located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia.It is the largest sand island in the world with an area of 1,840 km2.UNESCO recognized Fraser Island as a World Heritage Site in 1992.
Surrounded by coasts and dunes, the island is about 120 km long and approximately 24 km wide.
A wild dog dingo steps on the sand to start the hunt.
Many plants live on the sandy beaches of Fraser Island because the sand is rich in nutrients.In fact, fungal species have released nutrients in sand.
Peat beds are interspersed with dark water holes on the island.These water holes are highly acidic.
Litoria cooloolensis is a frog capable of living in a highly acidic water environment.They are one of the rare and precious frogs on the island.
Banksia is the name of an endemic evergreen tree of Fraser Island.This is one of the ancient tree species still on the island.
The tree drawings show the connection between Fraser Island and an aboriginal tribe called Butchulla.
A strangled tree (strangler fig) in a low canopy forest on Fraser Island.The island is famous for its low-lying forests growing in the sand, not the land.
Rain and wind constantly whipped into an ancient sand mound on the east side of the island.