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| Kangaroo Island bushfires | |
|---|---|
 A significant proportion of Flinders Chase National Park was burnt in this bushfire event | |
| Date(s) | 6 December 2007 – 14 December 2007 |
| Location | Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 35°58′S 136°40′E / 35.967°S 136.667°E |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 95,000 hectares (230,000 acres) |
| Land use | National Park and wilderness protection area |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 |
| Damage | A$2.3 million |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning, strong winds |
| Map | |
 Burn scars show red in this false-colour satellite image of Kangaroo Island, South Australia taken by NASA in December 2007 | |
The 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires were a series of bushfires caused by lightning strikes on 6 December 2007 on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, resulting in the destruction of 95,000 hectares (230,000 acres) of national park and wilderness protection area.[1]: 4–5 The fires occurred mainly across the western side of the island near Flinders Chase National Park, Vivonne Bay, D'Estrees Bay, Western River and Riverleas.
- ^ a b Peace, Mika; Mills, Graham Alan (7 August 2023). Day, K. A. (ed.). A case study of the 2007 Kangaroo Island bushfires (PDF). Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO Australia: Australian Government (published 2012). ISBN 978-0-643-10844-8. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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