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North Stradbroke Island (Indigenous: ''Minjerribah''), colloqually ''Straddie'' or ''North Straddie'', is an island that lies within Moreton Bay in the Australian state of Queensland, southeast of the capital Brisbane. Before 1896 the island was part of the Stradbroke Island. In that year a storm separated it from South Stradbroke Island, forming the Jumpinpin Channel. The Quandamooka people are the traditional owners of North Stradbroke island. At , it is the second largest sand island in the world. On the island there are three small towns, a number of lakes and beaches along most of the seaward coastline with rocky outcrops at Point Lookout. An Aboriginal presence on the island has been long and ongoing, resulting in a successful native title determination. Tourism is a major and growing industry on the island. The island has been the site for sand mining for more than sixty years. Tourism and currently mining are the island's main industries. ==Geography and ecology== North Stradbroke Island is the second largest sand island in the world.〔 North Stradbroke, South Stradbroke and Moreton Island act as a barrier between Moreton Bay and the Coral Sea. The island is about long and wide with an area of ''circa'' and a maximum elevation of . The climate of North Stradbroke Island is sub-tropical with warm, moist summers and mild winters. Average annual rainfall is and mean annual maximum temperature is The population of the island at the was 117, but the number of people on the island swells significantly during the holiday season. The island is only accessible by vehicular or passenger ferries leaving from Cleveland. There are three townships on the island. Dunwich is the largest and has most of the island's services including a school, medical centre, local museum and university marine research station. Point Lookout (referred to locally as 'the point') is on the surf side of the island and is the major tourist destination in the holiday season. The third is Amity Point which is much smaller and a popular fishing spot on the island. Flinders Beach is a small settlement of mostly holiday houses located on the main beach between Amity and Point Lookout. The whole of the island is part of the Redland City local government area, and is incorporated as part of Division 2.〔(Divisional Boundaries 2011 ). Redland City Council. Retrieved on 21 February 2012.〕 The two largest lakes on the island are Brown Lake and Blue Lake. In January 2014, about 60% of the island's bushland was consumed by bushfires, later to regenerate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「North Stradbroke Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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