Garden Island (South Australia)

Garden Island
Aerial view looking WSW of part of the Port River estuary with Garden Island being located in the top right hand corner adjacent to Torrens Island
Garden Island
Geography
LocationGulf St Vincent
Coordinates34°48′26″S 138°32′04″E / 34.807170°S 138.534450°E / -34.807170; 138.534450
Area150 ha (370 acres)
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Garden Island is an island in the Australian state of South Australia located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north-west of the capital city of Adelaide in an estuary system within the Adelaide metropolitan area which drains into Gulf St Vincent. It is notable as being a site for a mangrove forest, a landfill, a part of the site for the Multifunction Polis, a ship graveyard and a venue for recreational boating activities. It has enjoyed varying degrees of protected area status since 1973.