文档介绍：346 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Kangaroo Island 8
g Sea Link ferry connection from
Cape Jervis. n The Gateway
Information Centre, Howard Drive,
Penneshaw (08) 8553 1185. 7 8
ANGAROO ISLAND, Australia’s
K third-largest island, is
155 km (96 miles) long and
55 km (34 miles) wide. Located
16 km (10 miles) off the
Fleurieu Peninsula, the island
was the site of South
Australia’s first official colonial
settlement, established at
Reeves Point in 1836. The
settlement was short-lived, Remarkable Rocks at Kirkpatrick Point, Kangaroo Island
however, and within just four
years had been virtually Sparsely populated and geo- Park, kangaroos will sometimes
abandoned. The island was graphically isolated, the island approach visitors, but feeding
then settled by degrees during has few introduced predators them is discouraged.
the remainder of the 19th and is a haven for a wide The interior is dry, but does
century munications variety of animals and birds, support tracts of mallee scrub,
improved with the new many protected in its 19 con- and eucalypts. The coastline,
mainland settlements. servation and national parks. however, is varied. The north
There is no public transport At Kingscote and Penneshaw coast has sheltered beaches
on Kangaroo Island and visi- fairy penguins can often be ideal for swimming. The south
tors must travel on a tour or seen in the evenings, and the coast, battered by the Southern
by car. Though the roads to south coast windswept beach Ocean, has more than 40 ship-
the main sights are good, of Seal Bay is home to a large wrecks. At Kirkpatrick Point to
many roads are unsealed and colony of Australian sea lions. the southwest stands a group
extra care should be taken. In Flinders Chase National of large rocks. Aptly named
Remarkable Rocks, they have
been eroded into weird forma-
tions by the winds and sea.
Mount Gambier 9
* 23,000. ~ c @ n Jubilee
Hwy East (08) 8724 9750.
OUNT GAMBIER is a major
M regional city mid