Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve

Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve
Northern Territory
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

Corroboree Rock
Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve
Coordinates 23°40′52″S 134°12′57″E / 23.68111°S 134.21583°E / -23.68111; 134.21583Coordinates: 23°40′52″S 134°12′57″E / 23.68111°S 134.21583°E / -23.68111; 134.21583
Established 1962[1]
Area 7 hectares (17 acres)[1]
Visitation 15,000 (in 2011)[2]
Managing authorities Parks and Wildlife Commission
See also Protected areas of the Northern Territory

Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve is a conservation reserve in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It is located approximately approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) east of Alice Springs and 370 kilometres (230 mi) north east of Yulara in the East MacDonnell Ranges. The reserve is surrounded by the Undoolya pastoral lease which operates as a cattle station.

The reserve takes its name from a column of grey dolomite of great significance to the local Aboriginal people. The rock is part of the Bitter Springs formation that was deposited in salt lakes 800 million years ago.[3] It is a sacred site to the Eastern Arrente peoples

Flora found on the reserve include spinifex and senna on the ridges, with bloodwood, Supplejack, Red Mallee and Whitewood are found around the base of the rock.[3]

See also

Protected areas of the Northern Territory

References

  1. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in the Northern Territory (2012)". Department of Environment. 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve - Joint Management Plan" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Corroboree Rock Conservation Reserve". Parks and Wildlife Commission. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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