West kangaroo Coast

The western coast of Kangaroo Island faces the open Southern Ocean, with cliffs, reefs and headlands exposed to swell. The island is known in Aboriginal traditions as Karta Pintingga and is associated with Kaurna, Ramindjeri and Ngarrindjeri peoples. In 1802 Matthew Flinders surveyed the island’s northern coast; French navigators later examined its southern shores.