| Kangaroo Island is Australia's third
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| | island not on the coast. It was called
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| largest island. More than half of the
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| | The Place of Little Gums and was
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| island has never been cleared of
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| | established in 1963 to service the
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| vegetation. Kangaroo Island remains one
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| | booming Kangaroo Island farming community
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| of the most unspoilt natural wonders of
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| | of the time.
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| the world The Island is a 30-minute
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| | American River's beautiful blue waters
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| flight south from Adelaide.
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| | are a haven for bird life, especially
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| Today, fishing, farming, agriculture and
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| | pelicans and is one of the state's oldest
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| tourism are thriving industries and
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| | resorts. American River was named by
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| Kangaroo Island has some of the most
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| | American sealers who sheltered there in
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| stunning and unspoilt coast, and well
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| | the 1800's.
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| presented National Parks and Conservation
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| | Eucalyptus distilling was once a major
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| Parks in Australia.
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| | industry on the Island. Emu Ridge is the
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| Kangaroo Island is one of South
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| | only commercial distillery still in
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| Australia's most popular tourist
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| | operation in South Australia This plant
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| attractions, attracting over 140,000
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| | is the dense multi-stemmed tree to about
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| visitors each. It has four town centres
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| | 5 metres which lines the road as you
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| Kingscote, Penneshaw, Parndana and
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| | travel north, and its distribution is
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| American River. Kingscote was previously
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| | restricted almost entirely to Kangaroo
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| known as Queenscliffe.
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| | Island.
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| There are several shops and services in
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| | Safe swimming is possible on the northern
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| Kingscote This was the first settlement
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| | beaches, such as Emu Bay, Stokes Bay or
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| in South Australia and the capital of the
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| | Snelling Beach. On the north shore of
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| island.
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| | Kangaroo Island lies. Emu Bay which is a
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| Penneshaw a small, pretty town. The beach
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| | beautiful long white beach There is a
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| at Penneshaw is known as Hog Bay, and is
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| | jetty for fishing and boat ramp. Emu Bay
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| an excellent sandy swimming beach.
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| | was originally intended to be the main
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| Parndana the only major town on the
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| | port of the island.
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