Lesueur Conservation Park

Coordinates: 35°51′34.73″S 138°03′47.81″E / 35.8596472°S 138.0632806°E / -35.8596472; 138.0632806
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Lesueur Conservation Park
South Australia
Lesueur Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Lesueur Conservation Park
Lesueur Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityPenneshaw
Coordinates35°51′34.73″S 138°03′47.81″E / 35.8596472°S 138.0632806°E / -35.8596472; 138.0632806[1]
Established21 January 1971[2]
Area14.14 km2 (5.5 sq mi)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Lesueur Conservation Park, formerly the Cape Hart Conservation Park and the Cape Hart National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island.

It was dedicated in 1971 to conserve a representative example of the soils and coastal vegetation of the southern part of the eastern end of the island. It is characterised by impressive coastal cliff scenery.[4] Its name was changed on 28 March 2002 in honour of Charles Alexandre Lesueur, a member of the Baudin expedition to Australia.[citation needed]

Description

The conservation park has an area of 14.14 square kilometres (5.46 sq mi) including a 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) length of coastline.

Tammar wallabies inhabit the conservation park and Australian sea lions frequent the coast.[4][5]

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

See also

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. ^ Shard, A.J. (21 January 1971). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS DECLARED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 186–187. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 14 December 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ .
  5. ^ "Cape Hart Conservation Park". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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