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13 unusual facts about Kangaroo Island


Austrelaps

The pygmy copperhead is 60 cm (2 ft) long, and lives in South Australia and on Kangaroo Island.

Brendon Lade

Lade grew up playing football for Western Districts Football Club on Kangaroo Island where his father was coaching the A grade side.

Chuo University Suginami High School

In July 2002, the 16 Chuo Suginami students involved in the first exchange visited Australian landmarks such as Kangaroo Island and were the guests of honour at a welcoming ceremony held by Unity College.

Climbing galaxias

Their distribution extends to coastal streams in southeastern Australia from Adelaide and Kangaroo Island in South Australia, through coastal Victoria including Wilsons Promontory, Tasmania, Flinders and King Islands and up the New South Wales coast to around Sydney, as well as New Zealand including the Chatham, Auckland and Campbell Islands.

Craigmore Christian School

All students in years 3-12 attend camps in various Australian locations such as Wellington, Wirraway Homestead, Port Hughes, Flinders Ranges, Kangaroo Island, Canberra, Victor Harbor and Aldinga Beach.

Italian bee

1884 (Easter) introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia, sourced from Brisbane where they were previously imported in 1880 from Italy by Chas.

Kartan industry

Kartan industry is the archaeological production, probably more than 10,000 years ago, of a large quantity of exceptionally large stone tools that were found on Ramindjeri Karta also known since 1802 as Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Meadow Argus

The Meadow Argus can be found mainly on the Australian mainland, as well as in Tasmania, Kangaroo Island, Lord Howe Island, New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Tuvalu, Samoa and Cook Islands.

Moggridgea

The majority of the 33 species of the genus are found in southern Africa and Socotra, with outlying and relict species in Australia's Southwest and Kangaroo Island.

Moggridgea tingle

The closest extant relatives of the spider are found at Kangaroo Island, Socotra and in southern Africa.

Papilio anactus

Papilio anactus is not present on Kangaroo Island or Western Australia where there are currently insufficient citrus trees.

Pirate radio in Australia and New Zealand

1966 Radio Prosh transmitts from a ship in international waters off Kangaroo Island.

Unity College, Murray Bridge

They learn how Australians live and are able to see different landmarks, such as Kangaroo Island.


1836 in Australia

27 July - Reeves Point (later Kingscote), South Australia's first official European settlement is founded on Kangaroo Island.

Anomalocaris

In 2011, six fossils of compound eyes dated to the Cambrian period (515 million years ago) were recovered from an archaeological dig at Emu Bay on Kangaroo Island, Australia.

Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area

Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Kangaroo Island Football League

The Kangaroo Island Football League (KIFL) is an Australian rules football competition based on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, Australia.

Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area

Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area is located on Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

SeaLink Travel Group

The SeaLink Travel Group is a group of companies including Kangaroo Island SeaLink, which operates vehicle and passenger ferry services to Kangaroo Island.