Vivonne Bay Conservation Park
Vivonne Bay Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
Vivonne Bay Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Vivonne Bay |
Coordinates | 36°00′30″S 137°09′30″E / 36.00833°S 137.15833°ECoordinates: 36°00′30″S 137°09′30″E / 36.00833°S 137.15833°E |
Established | 1 January 1971[1] |
Area | 15.65 km2 (6.0 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Vivonne Bay Conservation Park is a protected area on the south coast of Kangaroo Island, South Australia. It was dedicated in 1971 to conserve coastal country containing vegetation not already protected in Kelly Hill Conservation Park.[2]
Description
The conservation park has an area of 1,565 hectares (3,870 acres), stretching from Point Ellen, at the western end of Vivonne Bay, south-westwards along the coast for about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), extending inland for [3 kilometres (1.9 mi). The vegetation is mainly open scrub and open heath dominated by Eucalyptus diversifolia and E. rugosa, with low Calocephalus brownii shrubland on the coastal dunes and cliffs.[2] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- 1 2 Anon (1987). Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. ISBN 0-7243-8983-0.
- ↑ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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