34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
34th International Geological Congress (IGC): AUSTRALIA 2012
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Q-8A Fraser Island - Natural and <strong>Geological</strong> Beauty on the World’s<br />
Largest Sand Island<br />
Pre Trip: 5 days 4 nights - Tuesday 31 July to Saturday 4 August <strong>2012</strong><br />
Starts: Brisbane<br />
Finishes: Brisbane<br />
Numbers limited to 30<br />
Cost: Land: $2130 per person share twin/double<br />
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Single supplement: $615<br />
Trip description: Fraser Island is the world’s largest sand island and is a fantastic modern analogue<br />
for the formation of sand dominated sedimentary deposits - both onshore and<br />
offshore, including at abyssal depths. See parabolic dunes up to 5-km long,<br />
economic concentrations of ilmenite, rutile, and zircon, perched lakes, and<br />
coloured sands<br />
Highlights: World Heritage listed Fraser Island, “coloured sands” lakes, rainforests, surf<br />
beaches, land and marine life<br />
Trip Leader: Mr Mal Jones, <strong>Geological</strong> Survey of Queensland<br />
Special notes: Accommodation at the Kingfisher Bay Resort<br />
Day by day itinerary Day 1 - Tuesday 31st July <strong>2012</strong> - Brisbane to Fraser Island<br />
Depart Brisbane by coach and travel via the Glasshouse Mountains, Gympie and<br />
Maryborough to River Heads where you will catch the ferry across to Fraser Island.<br />
Informal information session on arrival covering the interaction between fluvial<br />
(Mary River) and tidal influences in Great Sandy Strait. Afterwards meet for dinner.<br />
Overnight: Kingfisher Bay Resort<br />
Meals: L / D<br />
Day 2 - Wednesday 1st August <strong>2012</strong> - Fraser Island<br />
After breakfast spend the day visiting Eurong, Lake Waby, Happy Valley (Yidney<br />
Rocks), Indian Head and Middle Rocks, before returning to Kingfisher Bay for an<br />
information session on the termination of the largest littoral drift system on the east<br />
coast of Australia, wave and wind activity and sea level changes. Afterwards there’s<br />
time to freshen up before dinner.<br />
Overnight: Kingfisher Bay Resort<br />
Meals: B / L / D<br />
Day 3 - Thursday 2nd August <strong>2012</strong> - Fraser Island<br />
After breakfast, spend the morning whale watching on the western side of Fraser<br />
Island followed by visits to Lake Mackenzie, Eurong and Inskip Point before<br />
returning to Kingfisher Bay for an information session on the Hervey Bay shoreline<br />
of Fraser Island showing reasons for the contrast in coastal types, north and south of<br />
Fraser Island, as well as discussions on ‘what is’ and ‘what is not’ the Great Barrier<br />
Reef. You will also learn about the fringing reefs of Hervey Bay, Holocene beach<br />
ridge accretion at Inskip Point where there are heavy mineral concentrations, the<br />
dynamic nature tidal delta at the southern entrance to Great Sandy Strait and the<br />
dispersive environment for heavy minerals.<br />
Overnight: Kingfisher Bay Resort<br />
Meals: B / L / D
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