Back جزيرة فريرز Arabic جزيره فريرز ARZ Freyzer (ada) Azerbaijani Фрэйзер (востраў) Byelorussian Фрейзър (остров) Bulgarian Fraserovo ostrvo BS Illa de Fraser Catalan Fraser Island (pulo sa Ostralya) CEB Fraser (ostrov) Czech Fraser-øen Danish
.jpg) The beach from Indian Head, May 2016 | |
 Map of K'gari, including its location in Australia | |
  K'gari Location of K'gari  K'gari K'gari (Australia) | |
| Etymology | Paradise in Butchulla |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Coordinates | 25°14′S 153°09′E / 25.24°S 153.15°E |
| Adjacent to | Great Sandy Strait, Coral Sea |
| Area | 1,655 km2 (639 sq mi)[1] |
| Length | 123 km (76.4 mi)[1] |
| Width | 22 km (13.7 mi)[1] |
| Administration | |
| State | Queensland |
| Region | Wide Bay–Burnett |
| Local Government Area | Fraser Coast |
| Largest settlements | K'gari, Eurong |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 152 (2021 census)[2] |
| Languages | Australian English, Butchulla |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Criteria | Natural: (vii), (viii), (ix) |
| Reference | 630 |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
K'gari (/ˈɡɑːri/ 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. The island lies approximately 250 km (160 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane, and is within the Fraser Coast Region local council area. The world heritage listing includes the island, its surrounding waters and parts of the nearby mainland which make up the Great Sandy National Park. In the 2021 census, the island had a population of 152 people.[2] Up to 500,000 people visit the island each year.
The island is part of the traditional lands of the Butchulla people, under the traditional name of "K'gari".[5] European settlers who arrived in 1847 named the island "Fraser Island" after Captain James Fraser, master of Stirling Castle, who was shipwrecked and died on the island in early August 1836.[6][7][8] On 7 June 2023, the island was officially renamed K'gari by the state government.[8]
- ^ a b c "About Fraser Island – K'gari (Fraser Island) Defenders Organisation". Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "How to Pronounce K'gari". Land Queensland. 7 June 2023. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (3 February 2024). "Boy in hospital after fourth dingo bite on Queensland's K'gari in as many weeks". The Guardian.
- ^ "Traditional Owners—Butchulla people". Parks and Forests: Department of Environment, Science and Innovation. Queensland Government. 10 August 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "SHIP NEWS". The Sydney Herald. Vol. VI, no. 519. New South Wales, Australia. 17 October 1836. p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "About the name change". Department of Resources. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.