Great Sandy strait

These waters lie off the eastern shore of K'gari, the great sand island that shelters the Great Sandy Strait on its western side. Long beaches face the Pacific, interrupted by the rocky headland known as Indian Head or Tukkee. In May 1770 James Cook passed the island and recorded people gathered on that headland. K'gari is the country of the Butchulla people, whose connection with its beaches, dunes and inland waters long predates that voyage.