Nene Valley Conservation Park
Nene Valley Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Nene Valley Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Kingston SE. |
Coordinates | 37°58′26″S 140°30′25″E / 37.97389°S 140.50694°ECoordinates: 37°58′26″S 140°30′25″E / 37.97389°S 140.50694°E |
Established | 14 December 1972[1] |
Area | 3.92 km2 (1.5 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Nene Valley Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Limestone Coast of South Australia on the coastline about 35 kilometres (22 mi) south west of Mount Gambier and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) west north west of Port MacDonnell. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1972. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2][3][4] The following state of significance was published in 1980:
Nene Valley Conservation Park preserves an area of vegetation typical of sandy coasts in the south-east of South Australia. This vegetation complex has suffered through the effects of clearing and grazing throughout much of its former range.[5]
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.
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Nene Valley Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ Small Coastal Parks of the South East Management Plan (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia. 1994. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Register of the National Estate (Non-statutory archive), Nene Valley Conservation Park, Port MacDonnell, SA, Australia". Commonwealth of Australia, Department of the Environment. 1980. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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