Elliot Price Conservation Park

Elliot Price Conservation Park
South Australia
Elliot Price Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Marree
Coordinates 28°46′44″S 137°18′10″E / 28.77889°S 137.30278°E / -28.77889; 137.30278Coordinates: 28°46′44″S 137°18′10″E / 28.77889°S 137.30278°E / -28.77889; 137.30278
Established 9 November 1967[1]
Area 634.53 km2 (245.0 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Elliot Price Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Lake Eyre with its southern boundary being located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) north west of Marree. It occupies land on the Hunt Peninsula and on Brooks Island at the southern end of Lake Eyre as well as some adjoining land which is subject to inundation during periodic flooding. It is immediately adjoined on its west, north and east sides by the Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park. As of 2013, the conservation park is closed to public access. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. "Search result for "Lake Eyre (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067087) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  3. "Elliot Price Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  5. "Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre National Park Map" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  6. "Desert Parks of South Australia" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. March 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

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