A 4 x 4 is needed if travelling by car. Tangalooma is the main access point to the island with regular passenger ferry and vehicular (4 x 4 only) barge services. Helicopter tour and transfers are also located here. The island’s main airstrip is 1000 m long and lies between Cowan Cowan and Tangalooma. Kooringal has its own 500 m airstrip. Four small settlements exist on the western side of the island. The northernmost of these is Bulwer near the north western corner of the island, whilst Cowan Cowan is approximately 4.5 kilometres further south. Approximately 6 kilometres further south lies Tangalooma Island Resort. The other settlement is Kooringal which is located near the southern tip of the island.