King Island

When Baudin bade an affectionate and grateful farewell to Governor King at Sydney on November 18, he sailed direct to King Island, which is situated in Bass Strait, on the 40th parallel of south latitude, about midway between the south-east of Cape Otway and the north-west corner of

Terre Napoleón; a History of French Explorations and Projects in Australia Ernest Scott 1903

Rescuers on King Island helped the whales and the dolphins return to sea at high tide today.

CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2009 2009

Overhunting by humans caused the extinction of both the King Island emu (Dromaius ater) and the Tasmanian subspecies of emu, D. novaehollandiae diemenensis.

Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

Arrival of European settlers on these islands had devastating consequences for marine mammal populations, native vegetation, and landbirds such as the King Island emu.

Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

Can't resist the heavily marked-down bargains - a supermarket near me regularly marks down cheeses like King Island which are just reaching their peak.

At My Table 2008

Wetter areas on King Island had wet sclerophyll forest and limited rainforest elements, but most of this vegetation has been destroyed since European settlement.

Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

As a result this ecoregion is the most degraded in Tasmania, and endemic species such as the Tasmanian thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) and the King Island emu (Dromaius ater) are now extinct.

Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

King Island is a low plateau with rolling hills and a substrate composed of metamorphic rocks.

Tasmanian temperate forests 2008

I even finished up complaining about my non blue King Island blue, though to the companies credit, they did refund me later on.

At My Table 2007

For this next cheese I'm heading back to King Island and featuring a featuring a new product from their Discovery line: King Island Dairy Discovery Brie Rolle

Archive 2007-08-01 Haalo 2007