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From K'gari to World Heritage: Reading the Cultural Landscapes of Fraser Island

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

Jane Lennon
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These lines from Judith Wright's poem At Cooloola (1955) remind us that Fraser Island is not just the world's largest sand island, but has a human presence. However, it is the largest sand island in the world, covering 1,840 square kilometres, and in 1992 it was inscribed on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding and universal natural values.

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Queensland Review , Volume 19 , Special Issue 1: “It's all about the Mary”: A Garden History of Maryborough , June 2012 , pp. 27 - 38
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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1 All the descriptive information about natural heritage came from Australian Heritage Database entry for Fraser Island, http://www.heritage.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahpi/record.pl?WHL105087. Accessed 20 February 2012.

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