&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Granite_Island-Apr2017.jpg) Granite Island and the Causeway as viewed from Victor Harbor | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Australia_South_Australia_location_map.svg)  Granite Island | |
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| Location | Encounter Bay |
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Granite Island, also known by the Ramindjeri people as Nulcoowarra,[1] is a small island next to Victor Harbor, South Australia, about 80 km south of South Australia's capital city, Adelaide.
Although there are no permanent residents, the island has buildings and shelters, including a cafe. It is a popular tourist attraction, particularly for people wishing to see little penguins (commonly called "fairy penguins") which live there. The island also supported resident wallabies in the 1980s which captivated visiting tourists.[2] The island is accessible across a causeway from the mainland, either on foot or by catching a replica horse-drawn tram. The private company Oceanic Victor uses the island as a departure point to ferry tourists to an at-sea, floating aquarium in adjacent waters.
- ^ "The Mail" (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), Saturday 18 December 1926, Page 8 of 40
- ^ "Letters to the editor Granite Island". Times. 21 October 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 22 July 2015.