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Kangaroo Island Description
Kangaroo Island, Australia's third largest island, is separated from the mainland by the narrow Backstairs Passage.

The first European settlers arrived on the island in 1838, but lack of water, food and building timber led many of them to leave again and settle round Adelaide instead.

Kangaroo Island has, apart from kangaroos, many tourist attractions - varied coastal scenery with bizarre rock formations, stalactitic caves and beautiful beaches. It has a rich variety of fauna (including a colony of sea lions in Seal Bay) and a total of 16 nature reserves, including the interesting Flinders Chase National Park at the west end of the island, Cape Gantheaume on the southeast coast and Kelly Hill Conservation Park on the
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Hobbies & Activities category: Beach;  Cave;  Nautical museum or attraction;  Provincial or municipal park;  Region with significant interests;  Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Kangaroo Island Highlights

American River

The fishing village and holiday resort of American River lies near the isthmus leading to the Dudley Peninsula. It takes its name from the American seamen who built a boat here in 1803-4.

Flinders Chase National Park

590 sq.km

The whole western end of Kangaroo Island is occupied by Flinders Chase National Park. The park has a notably rich flora and fauna (particularly birds).

Kingscote

The main center and principal port of Kangaroo Island is Kingscote (pop. 1500), where European settlers established their first base before moving on to the southern mainland of Australia. The
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Remarkable Rocks

The Remarkable Rocks are a number of bizarrely shaped granite boulders. Nearby is Admirals Arch, a limestone arch which is apparently the last relic of a stalactitic cave.
Address
Tourism Kangaroo Island
Penneshaw, Box 336VG
Kangaroo Island, SA 5222
Australia
http://www.tourkangarooisland.com.au
Tips
Access by ferries between Cape Jervis (the southwestern tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula) and Penneshaw on Kangaroo Island, and between Adelaide and Port Lincoln (on the Eyre Peninsula) and Kingscote on Kangaroo Island. There are also air services from Adelaide (Air Kangaroo Island, Lloyds Aviation).
Distances on Kangaroo Island are fairly great, and only a few sections of road are asphalted. To explore the island properly, therefore, several days should be allowed.
Transit
There is no public transport on the island itself.
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