Friday, February 25, 2011

90. Kangaroo Island 5

REMARKABLE ROCKS


The island is rich in beauty. Remarkable Rocks is a unique landform & is the result of large rocks that were spewed up in an eruption of a long ago volcano.




KELLY HILL CAVES

Fifteen metres below the ground are these limestone caves. They were formed after the sea levels subsided & rains slowly eroded the ground below the layer of limestone which left the caves as they are today.




SEAL BAY

This is a reserve for the Australian Fur Seal. We took a guided tour that allowed us to get a good deal of knowledge & understanding of this fragile species.

They were hunted close to extinction, but are slowly recovering. The problem these days are humans. Although the Great White Shark does like to eat them, it is mainly fishing nets, plastic bags & pollution that hamper their recovery of numbers.