Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area

Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area
South Australia
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area
Nearest town or city Lameroo
Coordinates 34°57′54″S 140°28′16″E / 34.96500°S 140.47111°E / -34.96500; 140.47111Coordinates: 34°57′54″S 140°28′16″E / 34.96500°S 140.47111°E / -34.96500; 140.47111
Established 24 July 2008 (2008-07-24)[1]
Area 59.125 km2 (22.8 sq mi)[2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[3]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Lameroo in South Australia. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 on 24 July 2008 on land excised from the Billiatt Conservation Park. It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.[1][3][4][5]

The wilderness protection area occupies in land in the gazetted localities of Billiatt, Lameroo and Sandalwood.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). September 2013: 14. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  5. ↑ "Reserves of the Billiatt District Management Plan 2011" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. p. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Search result for " Billiatt (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0050280) with the following layers selected - “Suburbs and Localities” and “Local Government Areas”". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 13 April 2016.

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