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Moreton Island
is on the east side of Moreton bay and is a large sand island.
Moreton Island has an area of around one hundred and seventy
square kilometers, from north to south the island is thirty
eight kilometers. Moreton Island proposes a lot of activities to
the visitors. To feed the dolphins is one of popular activities
of Moreton Island. The Mount Tempest is the highest point of the
island. It is a mount that has a height of two hundred and
seventy eight meters. Most of the island consists of sand.
Moreton Island is a magnificent place with beautiful beaches and
dunes. There have been aboriginal people living on Moreton
Island for twenty thousand years. There are also important
aboriginal sites on the island mainly from the Ngugi tribe.
European started to settle on the island during the year 1848.
Introduction of pigs and goat started in 1865 which was a source
of food for the sailors. |
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