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Researchers believe K'gari shaped reef

Scientists say K'gari's formation about one million years ago shaped the Great Barrier Reef. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO) (AAP)

Researchers have identified when Fraser Island (K'gari) formed and how its enormous land mass shaped the southern and central Great Barrier Reef.

A peer-reviewed study unearthed that K'gari formed between 0.7 and 1.2 million years ago and the island dramatically reduced sediment supply to the continental shelf to it's north.

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