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    Introduction

    by Frommers Travel Guides

    1,547km (959 miles) S of Cairns; 260km (161 miles) N of Brisbane; 15km (9 1/2 miles) E of Hervey Bay The biggest sand island in the world, this 162,000-hectare (400,140-acre) World Heritage-listed island off the central Queensland coast at... Continue reading »

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    Planning a trip

    by Frommers Travel Guides

    Getting There Hervey (pronounced Har-vey) Bay is the main gateway to the island. Take the Bruce Highway to Maryborough, then the 34km (21-mile) road to Hervey Bay. From the north, turn off the highway at Torbanlea, north of Maryborough, an... Continue reading »

Fraser Island Travel Experiences

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A view from Indian Head Point where we were watching for sharks, manta rays and all that cool stuff! The coloured sands of The Pinnacles The shipwreck The sand bubbler crab filters food through the sand, leaving perfect little sand balls behind.
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