Kangaroo Island
Australia's third-largest island, 112 kilometres south-west of Adelaide and reached by ferry across Backstairs Passage. It is known for wildlife seen in the open, sea lions, kangaroos, koalas and seabirds, along with a wild coastline and local produce.
- Where
- Kingscote, South Australia, Australia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -35.8000, 137.3000
Get the Kangaroo Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kangaroo Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Australia volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kangaroo Island
Flinders Chase National Park 60 km
A national park at the west end of Kangaroo Island, a sanctuary for endangered species and the second national park declared in South Australia. Its best-known sights are Remarkable Rocks, granite boulders shaped by wind on a dome above the sea, and Admirals Arch, a rock arch hollowed out by the sea.
Adelaide Central Market 152 km
One of the oldest markets in Australia, a covered hall in the centre of Adelaide with stalls of fruit and vegetables, meat, seafood, cheese, bread and small goods. More than 8.5 million visits a year make it one of the busiest places in the city.
Adelaide Oval 153 km
A cricket and Australian rules football ground in the park lands of North Adelaide, home to the Adelaide Crows, Port Adelaide and the South Australian cricket team. Its old heritage scoreboard and the view of St Peter's Cathedral beyond the stands are part of its charm.
South Australian Museum 153 km
A natural history museum on North Terrace in Adelaide, founded in 1856, with the largest collection of Australian Aboriginal cultural material in the world. Its galleries also hold minerals, fossils and objects from early Antarctic expeditions by South Australian explorers.
Art Gallery of South Australia 153 km
The state's leading art museum, founded in 1881 as the National Gallery of South Australia and set along North Terrace in Adelaide. With almost 45,000 works it holds the second largest state art collection in Australia.
Adelaide Botanic Garden 154 km
A 51-hectare garden at the north-east corner of the Adelaide city centre, opened to the public in 1857. Its glasshouses include a Victorian palm house and the curved Bicentennial Conservatory, which holds a tropical rainforest.
Barossa Valley 206 km
A valley formed by the North Para River, 60 kilometres north-east of Adelaide and one of Australia's best-known wine regions. Settlers from Silesia shaped its villages and food in the 19th century, and it is known above all for its old-vine Shiraz.
Naracoorte Caves National Park 342 km
A park in the south-east of South Australia whose caves hold an extensive fossil record, inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1994 together with Riversleigh. Of its 28 known caves only four are open to the public, the rest kept for research and protection.
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Questions
Where is Kangaroo Island?
Kangaroo Island is in Kingscote, South Australia, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Flinders Chase National Park (60 km), Adelaide Central Market (152 km), Adelaide Oval (153 km).
How do I get the Kangaroo Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kangaroo Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Australia volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kangaroo Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Australia volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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