Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area

Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area
South Australia
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area)
Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area
Nearest town or city Kingscote
Coordinates 36°0′54″S 136°55′56″E / 36.01500°S 136.93222°E / -36.01500; 136.93222Coordinates: 36°0′54″S 136°55′56″E / 36.01500°S 136.93222°E / -36.01500; 136.93222
Established 15 October 1993[1]
Area 5,298 ha (13,090 acres)[2]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[3]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia about 84 kilometres (52 mi) south-west of Kingscote. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed in October 1993 under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 in order to ‘protect and preserve the outstandingly high wilderness qualities of the area.’ It was created on land excised from the Kelly Hill Conservation Park. It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.[1][3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). September 2013: 14. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  2. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. "Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  5. "Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area Management Plans" (PDF). Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2014.


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