Monday, May 27, 2013

Fraser Island, Corrigin Sand Blow, Queensland,

By Colin Smith


Corrigin Sand Blow.

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Corrigin Sand Blow is situated just in land from Cathedral Beach Fraser Island, Queensland Australia.

Sand blows are major sand formations, the effects of wind and weather move sand inland in the ocean. The Corrigin sandblow is situated around 1.5 km inland from Cathedral Beach. This sand dune is around twenty metres high and also provides a demanding climb to the top.

Fraser Island is an island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Brisbane. Its length is about 120 kilometres (75 mi) and its width is approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi).[1] It was inscribed as a World Heritage site in 1992.[2] The island is considered to be the largest sand island in the world at 1840 km.[3] It is also Queensland's largest island, Australia's sixth largest island and the largest island on the East Coast of Australia.

The area provides rainforests, eucalyptus woodland, mangrove woodlands, wallum and peat swamps, sand dunes and coastal heaths. It is consisting of sand that has been accumulating for approximately 750,000 years on volcanic bedrock that delivers a healthy catchment to the sediment that is carried on a powerful offshore current northwards along side coast. Compared with quite a few sand dunes, flowers is rich due to the naturally occurring mycorrhizal fungi included in the sand, in which discharge nutrients in the form which really can be absorbed through the plants.[4] Fraser Island offers only a few mammal species,[5] together with a diverse choice of birds, reptiles and amphibians, including the occasional saltwater crocodile. This island is part of the Fraser Coast Region and protected inside the Great Sandy National Park. Limited Edition Taming Light Fine Metal prints Australia & Photographic Art




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