Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
Reserve as viewed from Seagull Street, Aldinga Beach | |
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city | Adelaide |
Coordinates | 35°17′38″S 138°27′21″E / 35.29389°S 138.45583°ECoordinates: 35°17′38″S 138°27′21″E / 35.29389°S 138.45583°E |
Established | 7 November 1975[1] |
Area | 2.66 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
Website | Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park is a protected area located in the suburbs of Aldinga Beach and Sellicks Beach about 46 kilometres (29 mi) south by west of Adelaide in South Australia. The park was proclaimed in November 1975 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 for the purpose of protecting a parcel of undeveloped land considered to be 'a significant remnant of the natural habitat that once occurred all along the southern Adelaide coastline'. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[2][3][4]
See also
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.
- ↑ "Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ South Australia. Department of Environment and Planning Far West District; South Australia. National Parks and Wildlife Service (1992), Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park management plan, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia (PDF), Dept. of Environment and Planning, p. 5
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
External links
- Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park official site
- Friends of Aldinga Scrub
- Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
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