'Paradise Island' in Australia

Aboriginal people in Australia say that their gods want to create a paradise under the earth. So they created Fraser Island.

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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.

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Surrounded by coasts and dunes, the island is about 120 km long and approximately 24 km wide.

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A wild dog dingo steps on the sand to start the hunt.

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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.

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Peat beds are interspersed with dark water holes on the island.These water holes are highly acidic.

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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.

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Banksia is the name of an endemic evergreen tree of Fraser Island.This is one of the ancient tree species still on the island.

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The tree drawings show the connection between Fraser Island and an aboriginal tribe called Butchulla.

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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.

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Rain and wind constantly whipped into an ancient sand mound on the east side of the island.