Kangaroo Island

Local nameKangaroo Island
LocationSouth Australia

Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga, is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, 112 km southwest of Adelaide. Its closest point to the mainland is Snapper Point in Backstairs Passage, which is 13.5 km from the Fleurieu Peninsula.

The native population of Aboriginal Australians that once occupied the island disappeared from the archaeological record sometime after the land became an island following the rising sea levels associated with the Last Glacial Period around 10,000 years ago. It was subsequently settled intermittently by sealers and whalers in the early 19th century, and from 1836 on a permanent basis during the British colonisation of South Australia.

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Opening hours

Visitor Information Centre:
Mon - Fri: 9 am - 5 pm
Sat, Sun & Public Holidays: 10 am - 4 pm

Closed: Dec 25

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Island

Official website http://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KangarooIslandVIC/

Phone +61 8 8553 1185

Address Stokes Bay Road, 5223, Australia

Coordinates -35°46'14.704" N 137°12'51.75" E

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