Kangaroo Island Geographical Indication
The Australian Geographical Indication "Kangaroo Island" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 8 December 2000 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.
Map and digital boundary files
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Please note: the maps are translations of the textual descriptions into a spatial format. The textual description is the legal definition.
ExploreSource maps for locating GI area boundaries:
Kangaroo Island special topographic map P
Scale 1:250,000
Sheet SI53-16
Edition 1
Produced by the Australian Surveying & Land Information Group
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1998
GI textual description:
The Geographical Indication "Kangaroo Island" is located within the zone Fleurieu, within the State of South Australia, Australia.
The beginning point of the boundary is situated on Map Kangaroo Island (Sheet SI53-16) at grid reference PA4342, being the high water level at Cape Borda, then proceeds generally easterly along the high water level of Kangaroo Island to Cape Willoughby at grid reference TF4130, then proceeds generally westerly along the high water level of Kangaroo Island to Cape Bedout at grid reference PA4320, then proceeds generally northerly along the high water level of Kangaroo Island to Cape Borda at grid reference PA4342, which is the descriptor starting point.