Hervey Bay
Hervey Bay is a city in Queensland, Australia. It lays 300 kilometres north of Brisbane. It has 41,225 inhabitants (2006).
1770, James Cook reached this territory and called it Hervey's Bay. Matthew Flinders charted a big part of the coast in 1802. In 1863, the first Europeans settled on the coast and at a later time, the city Hervey Bay was built. In 1913, the city got connected to the railway. In the 1920's, the population exploded. The agriculture expanded because of the sugar, citrus fruits, and cattle farming. In the 1930's, the road link to the 30km away Maryborough was asphalted.
After World War II, Hervey Bay became a famous tourist destination. Between 2007 and 2008, 1,77 million visitors were counted. Foreign tourists are a minority with 11.5%. You can do whale watching in Hervey Bay. Hervey Bay is the resting place for humpback whales. …show more content…
It has an area of 1840km2. Fraser Island lies 190km northern Brisbane. It belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage since 1992. Fraser Island is a part of the Great Sandy National Park. 194 people live on Fraser Island. It is an unusual combination of sand and rainforest. Almost half a million tourists are visiting Fraser Island yearly.
There are many shipwrecks on Fraser Island. For example the SS Maheno, which sunk in 1935. It was a luxury liner and an emergency ship. On the deck was a shooting practice area and a timber yard.
Fraser Island is a great place to see birds, other fauna and flora. There are more than 230 species of birds. One of Australia's rarest bird, the ground parrot, lives there. You can watch kangaroos, wallabies, and possums. The rainforest can only grow because of a mixture of plants and some fungus species.
There are almost 200 freshwater lakes with extremely clean and clear water on Fraser Island.
It is extremely dangerous to swim in the ocean. There are treacherous currents, deep water, crocodiles, and
Hervey Bay is a city in Queensland, Australia. It lays 300 kilometres north of Brisbane. It has 41,225 inhabitants (2006).
1770, James Cook reached this territory and called it Hervey's Bay. Matthew Flinders charted a big part of the coast in 1802. In 1863, the first Europeans settled on the coast and at a later time, the city Hervey Bay was built. In 1913, the city got connected to the railway. In the 1920's, the population exploded. The agriculture expanded because of the sugar, citrus fruits, and cattle farming. In the 1930's, the road link to the 30km away Maryborough was asphalted.
After World War II, Hervey Bay became a famous tourist destination. Between 2007 and 2008, 1,77 million visitors were counted. Foreign tourists are a minority with 11.5%. You can do whale watching in Hervey Bay. Hervey Bay is the resting place for humpback whales. …show more content…
It has an area of 1840km2. Fraser Island lies 190km northern Brisbane. It belongs to the UNESCO World Heritage since 1992. Fraser Island is a part of the Great Sandy National Park. 194 people live on Fraser Island. It is an unusual combination of sand and rainforest. Almost half a million tourists are visiting Fraser Island yearly.
There are many shipwrecks on Fraser Island. For example the SS Maheno, which sunk in 1935. It was a luxury liner and an emergency ship. On the deck was a shooting practice area and a timber yard.
Fraser Island is a great place to see birds, other fauna and flora. There are more than 230 species of birds. One of Australia's rarest bird, the ground parrot, lives there. You can watch kangaroos, wallabies, and possums. The rainforest can only grow because of a mixture of plants and some fungus species.
There are almost 200 freshwater lakes with extremely clean and clear water on Fraser Island.
It is extremely dangerous to swim in the ocean. There are treacherous currents, deep water, crocodiles, and