South Stradbroke Island is an Australian island in the state of Queensland, south of Brisbane and forms the northern end of Gold Coast. The 22 km by 2.5 km sized island is the smaller one of the two Stradbroke Islands and lies very close to the mainland. Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... Stradbroke Island was a large sand island in Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland. ...

History

In the north the island is separated by the Jumpinpin Channel from the larger North Stradbroke Island. Before 1896 the island was part of the Stradbroke Island. In that year the island was separated by a storm from North Stradbroke Island. An earlier storm caused a passing vessel carrying rum to run ashore. The locals from Southport trudged across the sand dunes to collect the rum from the shipwreck. They used plows to lower the height of the dunes to near sea level so that collecting the rum was easier. The next storm caused the island to split into two. The new tidal channel caused large changes to the channels and islands within southern Moreton Bay. Coastal managers are concerned that eventually one day Jumpinpin may repair itself which may cause problems for tidal waterway management including fish stocks, dugong habitat, erosion and flooding. The Jumpinpin channel lies between North Stradbroke Island and South Stradbroke Island. ... NASA satellite view of southern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Stradbroke Island was a large sand island in Moreton Bay near Brisbane, Queensland. ... For other uses, see Southport (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sand formations, for other meanings see Dune (disambiguation) Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... Caribbean rum, circa 1941 Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane by-products such as molasses and sugarcane juice by a process of fermentation and distillation. ... Shipwreck of the SS American Star Shipwreck in the Saugatuck River mouth in Westport, Connecticut A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the... Moreton Bay from space, from a NASA photograph Moreton Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of Australia 19 km from Brisbane, Queensland. ... Binomial name Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Natural range of . ... Habitat (from the Latin for it inhabits) is the place where a particular species lives and grows. ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. For erosion as understood by materials science, see Erosion (materials science) For erosion as an English analogy, see Erosion (figurative) For erosion as an operation of Mathematical morphology, see Erosion (morphology) Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil... A flood (in Old English flod, a word common to Teutonic languages; compare German Flut, Dutch vloed from the same root as is seen in flow, float) is an overflow of water, an expanse of water submerging land, a deluge. ...

The southern end fronts the Broadwater, and the tip marks the Gold Coast Seaway, only a matter of metres from the mainland at Southport Spit. In the northeast you'll find the Tipplers Passage that separates the island from many small islands near the mainland. The eastcoast borders the Coral Sea. The Gold Coast Broadwater is a large estuary of water as large as Sydney Harbour in the central Gold Coast. ... The Gold Coast Seaway is the main navigation entrance from the Pacific Ocean into the Gold Coast Broadwater and southern Moreton Bay. ... Southport Spit from the air The Southport Spit (also referred to as The Spit) lies opposite Southport to the north of Main Beach, Gold Coast. ... The Coral Sea is a region off the north-east coast of Australia with a namesake chain of islands (uninhabited), including the Willis, Coringa, and Tregosse Islets. ...

South Stradbroke Island consists mainly of sand, sand dunes and subtropical forest. The island also has a specific flora and fauna. The Golden Wallaby for example only lives on this island.

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Resorts

The island lives on tourism, but nothing compared to Australia's largest tourist resort, the nearby Gold Coast. The island has some quiet campsides. The western beaches are known as quiet and lagoon-like and the eastern beaches are known as a surfer paradise.

Couran Cove Resort is located on South Stradbroke Island, as are numerous campsites such as an anchorage for the Southport Yacht Club and Dux Campsite, owned by The Southport School. The Southport School (TSS), founded 1901, is an all boys Anglican day and boarding school located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. ...

South Stradbroke Island Resort otherwise known as Tipplers Resort or SSIR is located on the majestic isle of South Stradbroke. The Resort caters for Basic to Working class people whom only require a get away on a island for a reasonable price, in other words the Resort facilities aren't as impressive as Couran Cove. The Fijian Style Huts are nicely built with the basic furniture and ensuite bathroom. The Resort boasts 3 Pools, Function centre, water sports motorised and non-motorised, sea plane, bush walks, tennis, bush golf and sand tobogganing. SSIR also is famous for Tipplers Tavern and Mangroves restaurant where on Friday, Saturday nights and Long weekends is a buzz with many people coming over from the mainland and their own yachts to party to 2am in the morning. The Resort is in the middle of nowhere so Telecommunications, Waste, Water and Electricity are limited in connectivity to the Main land, all of SSIR resources are produced onsite with diesel tanks to produce electricity, chlorinated salt water to freshwater system for the bathroom and Bore water for the gardens, phone calls are made via Microwave link but not all things are bad the Television and radio reception on the island is top notch often receiving channels as far as Brisbane and Tweed heads including the Gold coast channels. SSIR is a beautiful destination to stay with friends and family one day at SSIR and you don't want to leave as the atmosphere is a welcoming friendly atmosphere with friendly people and hospitality that makes you feel at ease.

Coordinates: 27°51′S 153°25′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...