Nuyts Reef Conservation Park
For other uses, see Nuyts.
Nuyts Reef Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
Nuyts Reef Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Fowlers Bay |
Coordinates | 32°6′43″S 132°9′6″E / 32.11194°S 132.15167°ECoordinates: 32°6′43″S 132°9′6″E / 32.11194°S 132.15167°E |
Established | 16 March 1967[1] |
Area | 47 ha (120 acres)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Nuyts Reef Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Nuyts Reef which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west south-west of Fowlers Bay. The park which was declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve Australian sea lion breeding habitat.’ [2][3]
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "Nuyts Reef Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. p. 1. ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
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