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The Hammerstone Sandblow is encroaching on Lake Wabby.40 Elite+A sandblow is seen from a plane (Top). An aerial view of the wreck of S.S. Mahenoon the East Coast (Below).We had a close viewing on foot of the Hammerstone Sandblow, a large sandblow which has covered a large area of a rainforest until it reaches Lake Wabby, the deepest lake on the island at 12 meters in depth, which acts as a barrier to deter the encroachment of the sandblow.The coastal highway is also used as a landing strip for single-engined planes which take passengers up for a 15-minute sightseeing flight. My team and I took a flight which enabled us to have an aerial view of the sandblows, freshwater lakes, and also the wreck of S.S Maheno which has become a tourist attraction of the East Coast.A main reason most visitors come to Fraser Island is to see dingoes, Australian wild dogs, in the wild. Because of its separation from the mainland and the prohibition of dogs on the island to prevent cross-breeding, Fraser Island is a safe haven to conserve the last remaining pure dingoes in Australia. Dingo has a height of 52-60 cm and weighs
