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Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island
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About Rottnest Island

Rottnest Island, nicknamed "Rotto", is a 19-square-kilometre (7.3 sq mi) island off the coast of Western Australia, 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, it is an A-class reserve, the highest level of protection afforded to public land.

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What? Cycads. This, more generally, cycads. Yeah. There was a guy called Villam de Vamley. He was on Rocknest Island, which is near Perth. He and his soldiers etched some of these plants. They said that it violently affected them both upwards and downwards. Wow. I could have in an awkward moment in Kia Gardens. God, I'm lucky I didn't do that, because I genuinely used to.

from 401: No Such Thing As Scandalnavia, 2021-11-26 at 00:25:30 · read transcript

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Coordinates: -32.0064, 115.5150

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