Kangaroo Island
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| Area | 4405 |
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| Locations | Great Australian Bight |
| Population | 4,259 (2006) |
| Destinations | Flinders Chase National Park |
| Kingscote | |
| Did you know | There is an airport on Kangaroo Island at Kingscote. |
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| ID | 735729 |
About Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island lies off the mainland of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Over a third of the island is protected in nature reserves, home to native wildlife like sea lions, koalas and diverse bird species. In the west, Flinders Chase National Park is known for penguin colonies and striking coastal rock formations, like the sculpted Remarkable Rocks and the stalactite-covered Admirals Arch.
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Australia fires: Heavy rains hit blaze-hit regions
... fury of Large bushfires continue on Saturday in regions to the South and South-East of the country, including Kangaroo Island - have so far missed out on the rain...
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... In South Australia the fire inferno fought on Kangaroo Island...
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Australia fires: Heavy rains hit blaze-hit regions
Heavy rains and thunderstorms have lashed parts of the East coast of Australia, pour over some of his fires, but they bring a new threat of flooding in some areas.
the downpours in The States of Victoria, New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, which made all the difficult by the bushfire crisis.
Major Roads have been closed in Queensland and power outages were reported in parts of New South Wales as a result of The Weather .
But fire officials said, was to help The Rain to combat some of the blazes.
there were Fires raging in Australia since September, killing at least 28 people, destroyed thousands of homes and burning millions of hectares of land.
What is the latest?New South Wales reported, heavy rainfall and storms in several areas, and warned of possible flooding.
New South Wales capital: Sydney has seen heavy rainthe fire Department said in The State , they made The Most of the "benign conditions" The Rain and cooler temperatures to deal with in order to try the rest of the Bush fire. About 75 fires were Still Burning in The State on Saturday, down from over 100 a few days ago.
"The Rain continued to fall on A Number of fire grounds, Far to The South of the coast and along The Border are still as yet, no moisture," said the Rural fire service on Twitter.
He urged people to take "this is a time to discuss your bush fire survival plan".
The State of Queensland had some of the heaviest rainfall in Australia seen in months. Some major Roads have been closed and residential flooded areas, but no deaths or injuries have been reported.
"Heavy, intense rain has eased, but showers and thunderstorms is still possible over the weekend. Be careful on the Roads - if it's flooded, forget it," The Bureau of Meteorology in Queensland, and wrote on Twitter on Saturday.
forecasters in Victoria, said thunderstorms were possible across large parts of the Central and Eastern European state on Saturday. "Thunderstorms could fall to heavy due to heavy across the North East of The State . Damaging winds and large hail are a low risk," The State ' s Bureau of Meteorology said.
fury of Large bushfires continue on Saturday in regions to The South and South-East of the Country , including Kangaroo Island - have so far missed out on The Rain .
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Source of news: bbc.com
