Kangaroo Island (Tasmania)

Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
Location of the Kangaroo Island in the Bass Strait
Geography
LocationBass Strait
Coordinates40°41′24″S 144°49′48″E / 40.69000°S 144.83000°E / -40.69000; 144.83000
ArchipelagoPetrel Group
Area125 ha (310 acres)
Administration
Australia
StateTasmania
LGACircular Head Council
Demographics
Populationunpopulated

The Kangaroo Island, part of the Petrel Group, is a 125-hectare (310-acre) unpopulated island in the Bass Strait near Robbins Island, in north-west Tasmania, in south-eastern Australia.

The island has been used for grazing cattle and is surrounded by extensive mudflats.