Winninowie Conservation Park

Winninowie Conservation Park
South Australia
Winninowie Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Port Augusta
Coordinates 32°44′2″S 137°54′32″E / 32.73389°S 137.90889°E / -32.73389; 137.90889Coordinates: 32°44′2″S 137°54′32″E / 32.73389°S 137.90889°E / -32.73389; 137.90889
Established 15 March 1990 [1]
Area 7,855 ha (19,410 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Winninowie Conservation Park is a protected area located on the east coast of Upper Spencer Gulf about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south by east of Port Augusta and 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Port Germein, in the locality of Miranda. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1990 for the purpose of conserving ‘excellent examples of several coastal and marine ecosystems with sub-tropical affiliations in a temperate environment’ including ‘significant stands of the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina var. resinifera, seagrass and samphire salt marsh communities’. The conservation park’s boundaries overlap with those of the Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. 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.
  2. "Winninowie Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  3. "Winninowie Conservation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. August 2000. pp. 2 & 5. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Yatala Harbour (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia
  5. "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.


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