Rainbow Beach is a coastal town in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, in Cooloola Shire. At the 2001 census, Rainbow Beach had a population of 999. The town’s name derives from the rainbow-coloured sand dunes surrounding the settlement; according to the legends of the Kabi people, the dunes were coloured when Yiningie, a spirit represented by a rainbow, plunged into the cliffs after doing battle with an evil tribesman. Much of the sand colors stem from the rich content of minerals in the sand,…
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