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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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