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, has an abundance of wildlife, natural scenery, wineries and beaches, and is approximately the size of Prince Edward Island in Atlantic Canada.
- Island
- …has about 4,250 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (570 feet)
- Description: island in South Australia
- Also known as“Borda Island”“Decres Island”“Ile Borda”“Island of the dead”“Isle Borda”“Isle Decres”“Kanguroo Island”“Karta”“Karta pintingga”“Pindinga”
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
-35.8117° or 35° 48′ 42″ south
Longitude
137.2053° or 137° 12′ 19″ east
Open location code
4QPV56Q4+84
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Kangaroo Island” goes by many names.
جزيرة كانغاروArabic
Կենգուրու կղզիArmenian
Կենգուրուի կղզիArmenian
Kenquru adasıAzerbaijani
Kanguru uharteaBasque
Востраў КенгуруBelarusian
КенгуруBelarusian
ক্যাঙ্গারু দ্বীপBengali
कंगारू दीपBhojpuri
КенгуруBulgarian
Кенгуру (остров)Bulgarian
Illa dels CangursCatalan
Illa KangarooCatalan
Kangaroo IslandCebuano
坎加魯島Chinese
坎加鲁岛Chinese
袋鼠島Chinese
КенгуруChuvash
Кенгуру (утрав)Chuvash
KangarooCroatian
Klokaní ostrovCzech
Kangaroo IslandDanish
Kangaroo ØenDanish
Kangaroo IslandDutch
Kangaroo-eilandDutch
Kangoeroe-eilandDutch
جزيره كانجاروEgyptian Arabic
Kanguru-InsuloEsperanto
KangarooEstonian
KengurusaariFinnish
Île Decrès (historical)French
Illa KangarooGalician
კენგურუGeorgian
ΚαγκουρόGreek
Νήσος ΚαγκουρόGreek
Tsibirin KangarooHausa
אי הקנגורוHebrew
אי הקנגרוHebrew
קנגורוHebrew
קנגורו איילנדHebrew
Kangaroo-szigetHungarian
Kenguru-szigetHungarian
Pulau KanguruIndonesian
Isola dei CanguriItalian
Kangaroo IslandItalian
カンガルー島Japanese
КенгуруKirghiz
Кенгуру аралыKirghiz
캥거루 섬Korean
Ķenguru salaLatvian
Île KangourouLiterary Chinese
Kangaroo eilandLiterary Chinese
Kangaroo IslandLiterary Chinese
Langaroo IslandLiterary Chinese
袋鼠島Literary Chinese
Kengūrų salaLithuanian
Кенгурски ОстровMacedonian
കംഗാരു ദ്വീപ്Malayalam
KenguruøyaNorwegian
Kangaroo IslandNorwegian Bokmål
KenguruøyaNorwegian Bokmål
KenguruøyaNorwegian Nynorsk
КенгуруOssetian
جزیره کانگوروPersian
Kangaroo IslandPolish
Wyspa KanguraPolish
КенгуруRussian
Остров КенгуруRussian
KangarooSerbo-Croatian
Kengurí ostrovSlovak
Kangaroo IslandSwedish
KänguruönSwedish
கங்காரு தீவுTamil
Kangaroo Adası (III)Turkish
Kangaroo IslandTurkish
Kanguru AdasıTurkish
КенгуруUkrainian
Đảo KangarooVietnamese
Ynys KangarooWelsh
K-islandWu Chinese
Kangaroo IslandWu Chinese
袋鼠岛Wu Chinese
袋鼠島Wu Chinese
Kangaroo IslandYue Chinese
袋鼠島Yue Chinese
ma lili Kankalu
ma telo Kankalu
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