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  • Kangaroo Island lies off the coast of South Australia, just off the southern tips of the Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas.
  • Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island.
  • Kangaroo Island covers an area of around 4500 sq km.
  • Kangaroo Island is around 155 km in width, east to west, and 55km from north to south.
  • Kangaroo Island was originally named for its kangaroos, which provided an abundant supply of fresh meat for sea explorer Matthew Flinders and his crew when they had been living off salted meat for four months.
  • Matthew Flinders first landed on the island on 2 March 1802, during his circumnavigation and charting of the Australian continent.

    Koalas have been introduced to Kangaroo Island, and there is now something of an overpopulation problem of koalas there.

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