Kangaroo Island, Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kangaroo_Island,_Australia
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:airport gptkb:Kingscote_Airport
gptkbp:area 4405 km²
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:country gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:discoveredByEuropeans gptkb:Matthew_Flinders
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1802
gptkbp:famousFor Ligurian honey bees
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Kangaroo_Island_Council
gptkbp:hasCoastline 540 km
gptkbp:hasFerryServiceTo gptkb:SeaLink
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kangaroo Island, Australia
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:wildlife
beaches
tourism
conservation parks
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:Kingscote
gptkbp:length 150 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:South_Australia
gptkbp:mainIndustry agriculture
fishing
tourism
beekeeping
gptkbp:notableEvent 2019–2020 bushfires
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
echidna
goanna
gptkbp:notableFlora gptkb:Eucalyptus
gptkb:Xanthorrhoea
Eucalyptus cneorifolia
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Admirals_Arch
gptkb:Cape_Borda_Lighthouse
gptkb:Remarkable_Rocks
Cape Willoughby Lighthouse
Vivonne Bay
gptkbp:population 4,702
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Flinders_Chase_National_Park
gptkb:Kelly_Hill_Conservation_Park
gptkb:Seal_Bay_Conservation_Park
gptkb:Cape_Gantheaume_Conservation_Park
gptkbp:region gptkb:Fleurieu_and_Kangaroo_Island
gptkbp:separates mainland Australia by Backstairs Passage
gptkbp:stateElectorate gptkb:Mawson
gptkb:Mayo
gptkbp:timezone gptkb:ACST
gptkbp:width 57 km
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_Fur_Seal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8