# Sand island

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Island that is largely made of sand

For places named Sand Island, see [Sand Island (disambiguation)](/source/Sand_Island_(disambiguation)).

The world's largest sand island, [K'gari](/source/K'gari), Australia, located along the coast of Australia

A **sand island** is an [island](/source/Island) that is mostly made of [sand](/source/Sand).

**Sand islands**

The largest sand island in the world is [K'gari](/source/K'gari) (also known by its former name Fraser Island), which lies to the east of [Maryborough](/source/Maryborough%2C_Queensland), on the [Queensland](/source/Queensland) coast in [Australia](/source/Australia). [1] Other examples of large sand islands are [Moreton](/source/Moreton_Island), [North Stradbroke](/source/North_Stradbroke_Island) and [Bribie](/source/Bribie_Island) Islands which lie south of K'gari. Another notable sand island is [Tigres Island](/source/Tigres_Island) (also called Baía dos Tigres) which is located in [Angola](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008). ["World Heritage, Fraser Island"](http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/fraser/information.html). *Australia*.

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