Granite Island (Alaska)
Granite Island may refer to *Granite Island (South Australia), close to Victor Harbor, South Australia *Granite Island (Victoria), in Corner Inlet, to the north of Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia *Granite Island (Michigan), USA *Any of several islands in Alaska, USA *''Granite Island'', book about Corsica by Dorothy Carrington {{Disambig ...
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Granite Island (South Australia)
Granite Island, also known by the Ramindjeri people as Nulcoowarra, 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. The island is accessible across a causeway from the mainland, either on foot or by catching an antique 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. History A shore-based bay whaling station operated at Granite Island in the 1830s. On 8 February 1892, Ethel da Silva Dutton, daughter of Henry Dutton of Anlaby, died after falling 80ft fro ...
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