South Stradbroke Island

South Stradbroke Iceland is a large sand island on the east coast of Australia. It lies in the south of the state of Queensland and separates the Moreton Bay from the Coral Sea ( a marginal sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean ). The island is about 22 kilometers long and up to 2 kilometers wide. It is the smaller of the Stradbroke Islands and the island furthest south lying in the Moreton Bay. Your southern tip precedes the northern end of the Gold Coast.

History

Until 1896, South Stradbroke Iceland was part of the large sand island Stradbroke Iceland. Stradbroke Iceland was passed in 1770 by James Cook, but remained nameless. 1803 landed the explorers Matthew Flinders on the island to replenish the water supplies of his ship. Flinders charted large parts of the island and the Moreton Bay. He also took over the Aboriginesnamen the island Minjerribah.

Only in 1827 the island was called Stradbroke Iceland. This was done by Henry John Rous. This named the island after the title of his father, the Earl of Stradbroke. Rous himself bore the title of Viscount Dunwich, after which he named the capital of the island.

In the early 1890 years stranded on the sea side of the island, a cargo ship that had rum loaded. To transport the rum, carried the inhabitants of the region, the sand dunes on the island from to make it easier to transport the rum on the island quite narrow at this point and bring on small boats through the Moreton Bay to the mainland. 1896 there was a big storm, which stranded a large steamship in the same place. This had invited, among others, several tons of dynamite, which exploded after the stranding of the ship. The strong surge during the storm led to this rather narrow and shallow part of the island was flooded and soon a permanent channel was born. This channel, which was given the name Jumpinpin Channel, the island shared henceforth in North Stradbroke South Stradbroke Iceland and Iceland.

In contrast to North Stradbroke South Stradbroke Iceland Iceland remained in the aftermath of commercial activities and the industrial mining of sand largely spared and is located in a relatively natural state.

Presence

South Stradbroke Iceland is the less -developed of the two Stradbroke Islands. On it there is no permanent settlements and no paved roads. There are only two tourist resorts as well as several campsites on the island. Large parts of the island are summarized in the South Stradbroke Iceland Conservation Park, which prevents commercial use of the resources or mass tourism.

Tourism

South Stradbroke Iceland thrives on tourism, though it is operated only to a very limited extent. On the island there are two resorts, Couran Cove Resort and South Stradbroke Iceland Resort, also known as Tipplers Resort. Besides there are some moorings for yachts and a series of quiet and secluded campsites on the island. The beaches to the west of the island are calm and shallow, those in the east of the island provide perfect conditions for surfers.

Flora and Fauna

South Stradbroke Iceland consists mainly of sand and sand dunes. Large parts of the island are covered with dense forests, of which a large part in South Stradbroke Iceland Conservation Park are protected, also actively manage while some smaller areas. In protected forests, many plants and animals have a safe habitat found, including the Golden Wallaby, which is found only on this island.

• Island (Queensland )
• Island (Australia and Oceania)
• Island ( Coral Sea )