Channel Point Coastal Reserve

Channel Point Coastal Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Channel Point Coastal Reserve
Nearest town or city Darwin
Coordinates 13°09′51″S 130°07′00″E / 13.16417°S 130.11667°E / -13.16417; 130.11667Coordinates: 13°09′51″S 130°07′00″E / 13.16417°S 130.11667°E / -13.16417; 130.11667
Established 2005[1]
Area 250 hectares (618 acres)[2]
Managing authorities Parks and Wildlife Commission
Website Channel Point Coastal Reserve
See also Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Channel Point Coastal Reserve is a coastal reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is situated approximately 240 kilometres (149 mi) south west of Darwin opposite the Peron Islands and between the mouth of the Daly River and Channel Point. The reserve overlaps with the Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains, an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area.

Facilities in the area include a boat ramp, camping area and a small internal road to the boat ramp. The infrastructure development was commenced in 2006 and completed shortly afterward.[3]

The area contains habitat for many species of birds including royal spoonbills, magpie geese, plumed whistling-duck, grey teal and glossy ibis.[4]

See also

Protected areas of the Northern Territory

References

  1. "Channel Point". Protected Planet. 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  2. "Channel Point Coastal Reserve". Parks and Wildlife Commission NT. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. "Channel Point developments put to tender". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. "Anson Bay, Daly and Reynolds River Floodplains". BirdLife International. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
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