Kellidie Bay Conservation Park

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park
South Australia
Kellidie Bay Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Coffin Bay
Coordinates 34°36′32″S 135°31′56″E / 34.60889°S 135.53222°E / -34.60889; 135.53222Coordinates: 34°36′32″S 135°31′56″E / 34.60889°S 135.53222°E / -34.60889; 135.53222
Established 1 January 1958 [1]
Area 1,784 ha (4,410 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Kellidie Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia immediately east of Coffin Bay and immediately adjoining the south coast of Kellidie Bay. It was reported as being proclaimed as early as 1954 in order ‘to conserve wildlife and the natural and historic features of the land.’ The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4]

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. "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. "Kellidie Bay Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  4. "Parks of the Coffin Bay Area Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2004. p. 8. Retrieved 21 October 2014.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.