Etymology

Fraser Island

Today it means: A World Heritage island located along the southern coast of Queensland, Australia, approximately 300 kilometres north of Brisbane. Full definition →

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The story

Named after James and Eliza Fraser, who were shipwrecked there in the 1830s.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.