Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is the third largest island of Australia about 45 minutes by ferry off the coast of South Australia. The island is 160 km across, and has an abundance of wildlife, natural scenery, wineries and beaches.
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Kangaroo Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in South Australia
- Category: island
- Location: South Australia, Australia, Oceania
- Population: 4250
- Latitude: -35.8117° or 35° 48' 42.1" south
- Longitude: 137.2053° or 137° 12' 18.9" east
- Elevation: 174 metres (571 feet)
- GeoNames ID: 2068768
Also Known As
- Arabic: جزيرة كانغارو
- Armenian: Կենգուրուի կղզի
- Armenian: Կենգուրու կղզի
- Azerbaijani: Kenquru adası
- Basque: Kanguru uhartea
- Belarusian: Востраў Кенгуру
- Belarusian: Кенгуру
- Catalan: Illa Kangaroo
- Catalan: Illa dels Cangurs
- Catalan: illa Kangaroo
- Cebuano: Kangaroo Island
- Chinese: 坎加魯島
- Chinese: 坎加鲁岛
- Chinese: 袋鼠岛
- Chinese: 袋鼠島
- Croatian: Kangaroo
- Czech: Klokaní ostrov
- Danish: Kangaroo Island
- Danish: Kangaroo Øen
- Dutch: Kangaroo-eiland
- Dutch: Kangaroo Island
- Dutch: Kangoeroe-eiland
- Egyptian Arabic: جزيره كانجارو
- English: Karta
- Esperanto: Kanguru-Insulo
- Finnish: Kangaroo Island
- Finnish: Kengurusaari
- French: Ile Decres
- French: Ile Kangourou
- French: Kangaroo Island
- French: Île Decrès
- French: Île Kangaroo
- French: Île Kangarou
- French: Île Kangourou
- French: île Kangourou
- Galician: Illa Kangaroo
- Georgian: კენგურუ
- German: Kangaroo Island
- German: Känguru-Insel
- German: Känguruh-Insel
- German: Känguruhinsel
- German: Känguruinsel
- Greek: Καγκουρό
- Greek: Νήσος Καγκουρό
- Hebrew: אי הקנגורו
- Hebrew: אי הקנגרו
- Hebrew: קנגורו
- Hungarian: Kenguru-sziget
- Indonesian: Pulau Kanguru
- Italian: Isola dei Canguri
- Italian: Kangaroo Island
- Italian: isola dei Canguri
- Japanese: カンガルー島
- Kirghiz: Кенгуру
- Korean: 캥거루 섬
- Korean: 캥거루섬
- Literary Chinese: Kangaroo Island
- Literary Chinese: Kangaroo eiland
- Literary Chinese: Langaroo Island
- Literary Chinese: Île Kangourou
- Literary Chinese: 袋鼠島
- Lithuanian: Kengūrų sala
- Malayalam: കംഗാരു ദ്വീപ്
- Norwegian: Kenguruøya
- Norwegian Bokmål: Kangaroo Island
- Norwegian Bokmål: Kenguruøya
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Kenguruøya
- Persian: جزیره کانگورو
- Polish: Kangaroo Island
- Polish: Wyspa Kangura
- Portuguese: Ilha Canguru
- Portuguese: Ilha Kangaroo
- Portuguese: Ilha dos Cangurus
- Portuguese: Kangaroo Island
- Russian: Кенгуру
- Russian: Остров Кенгуру
- Serbo-Croatian: Kangaroo
- Spanish: Isla Canguro
- Spanish: Isla Kangaroo
- Spanish: Isla del Canguro
- Spanish: Kangaroo Island
- Swedish: Kangaroo Island
- Swedish: Känguruön
- Tamil: கங்காரு தீவு
- Turkish: Kanguru Adası
- Ukrainian: Кенгуру
- Vietnamese: Đảo Kangaroo
- Welsh: Ynys Kangaroo
- Wu Chinese: K-island
- Wu Chinese: Kangaroo Island
- Wu Chinese: 袋鼠岛
- Wu Chinese: 袋鼠島
- Yue Chinese: Kangaroo Island
- Yue Chinese: 袋鼠島
- Ile Borda
- Kanguroo Island
In the Area
Localities
- Kangaroo IslandRegion, 3½ km southeast
- ParndanaTown, 6 km northeast
- Crabbvale6 km south
- Seddon8 km east
- NewlandLocality, 10 km southwest
- Moreview16 km southwest
Landmarks
- Ile DecresIsland
- Ile BordaIsland
- Kangaroo Island Wildlife ParkPark, 3½ km northeast
- Daws DiggingsMine, 5 km east
- ParndanaAirport, 6 km east
- Seddon Conservation ParkPark, 7 km east
A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. - Tim Cahill
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