Sandy Cape
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Sandy Cape (also known by the Indigenous name of Woakoh) is the most northern point on Fraser Island (also known as K'gari and Gari) off the coast of Queensland, Australia.[1][2] The place was named Sandy Cape for its appearance by James Cook during his 1770 voyage up the eastern coast of Australia aboard the Endeavour.[1] To the south the next two ocean headlands are Waddy Point and Indian Head (the latter was also named by Cook noting "...on which a number of Natives were assembled..." and is also known as Tukkee in the Badtjala language, meaning stone or stone knife).[3][4][5]
The cape is protected within the K'gari section of the Great Sandy National Park. BreakSea Spit extends about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Sandy Cape.[6] Nesting loggerhead and green turtles use the remote, sandy location as a rookery.[7] Nighttime driving along the beach at Sandy Cape is banned during the nesting season. The vegetation at the cape is stunted and windswept.[6] The foredunes are lightly covered by spinifex grass.
Vehicle access to Sandy Cape is only available by the eastern beach at low tide.[6] Camping is permitted in the area and it is a popular location with anglers.