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King Island<br />
King Island is surrounded by some of the roughest seas in <strong>Australia</strong>, as it is located in the<br />
heart of the Bass Strait. This island is the main one in the Hunter Group Islands and is<br />
located midway between Victoria and Tasmania. The only way for passengers to access<br />
King Island is by air, even though ships do dock here there are no provisions for<br />
passenger ferries. King Island is an important navigational point for ships, and it's<br />
lighthouse has saved many a ship from smashing on the rocks here. King Island is a<br />
popular tourist destination due to it's peaceful outlook, long sandy beaches and rare<br />
isolation from the mainlands. The main town is Currie, which is located on the westcoast<br />
and is popular for it's fishing harbour. Grassy, a former mining town is located on the<br />
southeast coast, with Naracoopa on the east coast is a lovely seaside town.<br />
Lavinia Nature Reserve<br />
Located in the Northwest, this bird life sanctuary houses many rare and beautiful birds.<br />
The King Island Dairy<br />
King Island cheeses are known world wide, and they produce award winning blue<br />
cheeses. The factory is located here and there are cheese tasting and sales outlets here as<br />
well. The dairy is located nine kilometres north of Currie. North Road, Loorana<br />
Shipwreck Trail<br />
The amount of ships wrecked on this treacherous strait is astonishing. There is a<br />
shipwreck trail walk pointing out some of the 70 shipwrecks sites. There are diving tours<br />
of the wrecks which are very popular with the tourists.<br />
King Island Historical Museum<br />
This museum has displays and stories of some of the tragic shipwrecks and is housed in<br />
the former lighthouse keeper's cottage.<br />
Cape Wickham Lighthouse<br />
This is King Island's main and most important lighthouse. It is <strong>Australia</strong>'s tallest<br />
lighthouse and was built in 1861 and has kept a hectic schedule since it began watching<br />
over the Bass Strait.<br />
Yarra Creek Gorge<br />
King Island has some good native trails and bushwalks, this gorge has some good walks<br />
with the likelihood of seeing wildlife quite high. The fern gullies are popular swimming<br />
holes for platypus.<br />
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