Flinders Chase National Park

Flinders Chase National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located at the west end of Kangaroo Island about 177km west-south west of the state capital of Adelaide and 110km west of the municipal seat of Kingscote. It is a sanctuary for endangered species and home to a few geological phenomena. It was the second national park to be declared in South Australia. It consists of three sections - an area of coastal landscapes around Cape du Couedic in the south west corner of the island, the Gosse Lands in the centre of the west end of the island and the former Cape Borda Lightstation reserve in the north west corner of the island.DescriptionLocationFlinders Chase National Park is located at the north-western end of Kangaroo Island in South Australia approximately 110km west of Kingscote. It is located within the gazetted localities of Flinders Chase, Gosse and Karatta.ExtentAs of 1993, the park consists of three separate parcels of land:'Cape du Couedic' which is refers to the main parcel of land within the park and which is bounded at the north by the West Bay Road and the West Melrose Track, to the east by the West End Highway and an unsealed called the Sand Dune Track; and the portion of coastline extending from West Bay in the west to Cape du Couedic in the south and to Sanderson Bay in the east. This portion of the park includes the following islands - Paisley Islet (also known as West Bay Island) at West Bay and the Casuarina Islets immediately south of Cape du Couedic.The Gosse Lands - a parcel of land which is bounded by the Playford Highway to the north and the West End Highway to the west.The former lighthouse reserve at Cape Borda. Rocky River (Kangaroo Island) is located within Flinders Chase National Park.