Kangaroo Island

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island off the coast of South Australia, the third-largest island in Australia.
  2. Kangaroo Island Council, the local government area on the island in South Australia.

Word forms

Kangaroo Island

Etymology

Named in 1802 by British explorer Matthew Flinders, due to the endemic subspecies of the western grey kangaroo.

Derived words

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