Simpson Conservation Park

Simpson Conservation Park
South Australia
Simpson Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Penneshaw.
Coordinates 35°51′22″S 137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583Coordinates: 35°51′22″S 137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583
Established 9 October 1986[1]
Area 977 ha (2,410 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Simpson Conservation Park is a protected area located on Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island in South Australia about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Penneshaw. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 from crown land previously protected as a conservation reserve. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. "Simpson Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. "National Parks and Wildlife (Simpson Conservation Park) Proclamation 2010" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette: 3983. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  5. Parks of Kangaroo Island (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. June 2009. p. 23. ISBN 1 921 238 39 9. Retrieved 31 October 2014.


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