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Moreton Island is a 200 square kilometre sand island that, with Stradbroke Island, is the protective buffer that forms Moreton Bay, in southern Queensland, Australia.
A Queensland island holiday on Moreton Island at Bulwer, Kooringal or at Tangaloooma Resort gives access to snorkelling at the Tangalooma wrecks, sand dunes, and dolphins
Whaling in Brisbane in 1950's was done from the Tangalooma Whaling Station on Moreton Island and ended in 1962. The whaling station is now the Tangalooma Island Resort.
It has no surfaced roads, so movement around Moreton Island is by foot or 4WD vehicle, either along the beaches or via rough, sandy tracks through dense forest and scrub.
Dolphin Resort Tangalooma in Queensland and Monkey Mia Resort in Western Australia offer similar opportunities to feed and interact with wild dolphins. Which is better?
The Tangalooma Wrecks, lying in a line north to south, form a safe haven for boats, and provide an excellent spot for scuba divers and snorkellers.
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