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Access to Fraser Island ideally requires a high-clearance 4WD vehicle. [10] Parts of the Cooloola section are also inaccessible without a four-wheel drive. Vehicles entering the park need to obtain a vehicle permit for both Fraser Island and the Cooloola Recreational Area. Both sections have numerous camping areas.
K'gari (/ ˈ ɡ ɑː r i / GAH-ree, lit. ' Paradise '), [3] also known by its former name Fraser Island, [4] is a World Heritage-listed sand island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia.
In 1970, it is estimated that only 5,000 people visited Fraser Island but by 2003 visitors had grown to 345,000 with 41,000 vehicle permits issued (excluding sand mining operation vehicles). Regular ferry services have boosted tourism visitor numbers.
K'gari (formerly Fraser Island) is a locality on the island of the same name in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] The island of K'gari (previously known as Fraser Island) [3] is divided into two localities: this K'gari locality consisting of most of the land, and the locality of Eurong on the east coast of the island.
The island K'gari is divided into two localities, one very small one, Eurong, and a very large one called K'gari (the locality) with Happy Valley being its only township. Happy Valley is located approximately halfway up the east coast facing the Pacific Ocean. [2] One will need a 4WD vehicle to drive along the beach in order to get there. [3]
Fraser Island is divided into six parishes, listed as follows, from North to South (a seventh parish of County of Fraser, namely Dayman, is not located on Fraser Island, but on Big Woody Island and nearby smaller islands):
Map of Fraser Island with Hook Point Topo map sheet of Fraser Island. Hook Point (Indigenous name: Torerr) is the southernmost tip of Fraser Island (also known as K'Gari and Gari) in Queensland, Australia. [1] It is the landing point for ferry services from Inskip Point, which is some 1,200 meters further south. [2]
The K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk is a long-distance walking track on K'gari, Queensland, Australia. Hikers should be fully self-sufficient and to carry sufficient water. The walk is rated easy to moderate on a difficulty scale being mostly at sea level [1] and is traversed in one direction. The track