Admirals Arch & Long Nosed Fur Seal Colony

December 5, 2023

Flinders Chase National Park, Kangaroo Island, Australia

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Admirals Arch is one of Kangaroo Island’s most impressive and unusual natural landmarks. It took thousands of years of erosion to create this distinctive rock bridge near the Cape du Couedic Lighthouse on the island’s southwest coast.

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There is a boardwalk leading to the arch which passes by a long nosed fur seal colony. You can watch the seals frolic, play fight, laze and swim on the rocks and pools below.

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Can you spot the seals out on the rocks?

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Continuing to make your way down the boardwalk to the Admirals Arch viewing platform, you can again observe the New Zealand fur seal colony that has established itself below the landmark. These dark brown seals rest and breed on land, but find food in the water. If you’re lucky, it’ll be the baby season and you can watch the cute little pups nursing.

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The arch itself is quite stunning, huge stalactites dangle from the rocky ceiling of this former cave. I would imagine at high tides the waves crashing in would be quite exciting. We visited at a lower tide time. The floor of the arch looked very smooth so you’d have to imagine the rush of water eroding it that way.

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The view was absolutely breathtaking!