Sand island

{{Short description|Island that is largely made of sand}} {{For|places named Sand Island|Sand Island (disambiguation)}} [[File:Fraser Island a04 indian head.jpg|thumb|The world's largest sand island, [[K'gari]], Australia, located along the coast of Australia

]]A '''sand island''' is an [[island]] that is mostly made of [[sand]].

<big>'''Sand islands'''</big>

The largest sand island in the world is [[K'gari]] (also known by its former name Fraser Island), which lies to the east of [[Maryborough, Queensland|Maryborough]], on the [[Queensland]] coast in [[Australia]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/fraser/information.html|title=World Heritage, Fraser Island|year=2008|author=((Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts))|work=Australia}}</ref> Other examples of large sand islands are [[Moreton Island|Moreton]], [[North Stradbroke Island|North Stradbroke]] and [[Bribie Island|Bribie]] Islands which lie south of K'gari. Another notable sand island is [[Tigres Island]] (also called Baía dos Tigres) which is located in [[:fi:Angola|Angola]].

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