Description
The island is 150 km (93 mi) long and between 90 km (56 mi) and 57 km (35 mi) wide, its area covering 4,405 km2 (1,701 sq mi). Its coastline is 540 kilometres (340 mi) long and highest point is 307 m (1,007 ft) above sea level. It is separated from Yorke Peninsula to the north-west by Investigator Strait and from Cape Jervis to the north-east by Backstairs Passage. A group of islets, the Pages, lie off the eastern end of the island.
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