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Kangaroo Island

British  

noun

  1. an island in the Indian Ocean, off South Australia. Area: 4350 sq km (1680 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A miniature dachshund has been found alive and well on Kangaroo Island off the coast of Australia, more than 500 days after she first went missing.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2025

That same month, he submitted an application to explore nearly 8000 square kilometers on the Yorke Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023

Or bottle-feed a joey on Australia’s Kangaroo Island?

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

South Australia police said the ship’s intended visit to Kangaroo Island was canceled and that Victoria Police would conduct an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

In Kangaroo Island only one accident occurred which showed any disposition or power on the part of its old inhabitants to wage war with the intruders.

From Australia, its history and present condition containing an account both of the bush and of the colonies, with their respective inhabitants by Pridden, W. (William)

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