Emu Bay is located on the north coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 18 km west of Kingscote, the Island's main town. It is a small town of 97 allotments[1] with an even mix of permanent and holiday homes. The town has no shops or mains water supply. Emu Bay is known as a popular swimming beach, and is one of few on Kangaroo Island where vehicles are permitted.
A small jetty dates to 1918. Originally 109 metres long, it allowed ketches such as Karatta to tie up to load cargoes, while a nearby fresh water well serviced horses which pulled wagons down to the bay.[2] Until the 1930s, grain, stock and merchandise were taken to and from Kangaroo Island from this jetty.[3]
Emu Bay is also the location of an unusual geological formation named Emu Bay shale.
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