Jip Jip Conservation Park
| Jip Jip Conservation Park Kingston SE
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| Coordinates | 36°29′00″S 140°11′07″E / 36.483332941°S 140.185250871°E[1] |
| Established | 10 August 1967[3] |
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)[4] |
| Visitation | “popular picnic spot” (in 1980)[5] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Jip Jip Conservation Park (formerly the Jip Jip National Park) is a
The conservation park consists of land in section 86 in the cadastral unit of the
In 1980, it was described as follows: [5]
Jip Jip is best known for its granitic outcrops which are part of the Padthaway Rise. However, the park also contains
Casuarina stricta is a prominent tree with the eucalypts and tall shrubs of Bursaria spinosa, Dodonaea viscosa, Melaleuca uncinata and Prostanthera behrianaare common. The park is relatively unmodified although it is a popular picnic spot.
As of 1992, visitors to the conservation park was “local residents for picnics, walking and viewing the granite outcrops, as well as by bird observers and field naturalists.”[6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Search results for 'Jip Jip Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Suburbs and Localities', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF PEACOCK—JIP JIP NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 974. 10 August 1967. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c "Jip Jip Conservation Park, Ballater Rd, Padthaway (sic), SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 7966)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7308-2665-1)
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 701. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Search results for 'Jip Jip Rocks' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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