Clinton Conservation Park
Clinton Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
![]() ![]() Clinton Conservation Park | |
Nearest town or city |
Port Clinton Port Wakefield |
Coordinates | 34°17′40″S 138°5′29″E / 34.29444°S 138.09139°ECoordinates: 34°17′40″S 138°5′29″E / 34.29444°S 138.09139°E |
Established | 10 September 1970[1] |
Area | 19.15 km2 (7.4 sq mi)[1] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Clinton Conservation Park is a protected area located on the coastline at the north end of Gulf St Vincent in South Australia. The conservation park consists of two parts with the first extending from Clinton on Yorke Peninsula on the west side of Gulf St Vincent to Port Wakefield on the east side of the gulf and the second extending south of Port Wakefield to Sandy Point. The conservation park which was originally proclaimed in 1970, was re-proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. The area contained within the conservation park including the ‘head of gulf wetland and Wakefield River estuary’ is considered to be ‘important as a fish nursery and a significant site for migratory wading birds’. 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.
- ↑ "Clinton Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. p. 1. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.