Caralue Bluff Conservation Park

Coordinates: 33°15′19″S 136°12′17″E / 33.2553°S 136.2046°E / -33.2553; 136.2046
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Caralue Bluff Conservation Park
CaralueSouth Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Caralue Bluff view looking west
Caralue Bluff Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Caralue Bluff Conservation Park
Caralue Bluff Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityKimba.
Coordinates33°15′19″S 136°12′17″E / 33.2553°S 136.2046°E / -33.2553; 136.2046[1]
Established9 December 1993 (1993-12-09)[2]
Area21.57 km2 (8.3 sq mi)[2]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
FootnotesNearest town[3]
Managing authority[2]
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Caralue Bluff Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Caralue about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south-west of the town centre in Kimba.[3]

The land now within the conservation park first received protected area status on 9 December 1993 as a

National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[6]

Its name was ultimately derived from Caralue Bluff, a feature located to the south-west of the conservation park.[7][8] As of June 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 21.57 square kilometres (8.33 sq mi).[3][2]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Caralue Bluff Conservation Park (Record No. SA0058762) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Search result(s) for Caralue Bluff Conservation Reserve (Record No. SA0048486)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. ^ "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929: SECTION 5, The First Schedule" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 2887. 9 December 1993. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. ^ "National Parks and Wildlife (Caralue Bluff Conservation Park) Proclamation 2012" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 4343. 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Search result(s) for Caralue Bluff (Record No. SA0012267)". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Caralue, Hundred of; Nomenclature". Place Names of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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