Warrenben Conservation Park
Appearance
Warrenben Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Nearest town or city | Marion Bay. |
Coordinates | 35°07′19″S 137°02′40″E / 35.122006°S 137.044494°E[2] |
Established | 9 January 1969[3] |
Area | 40.58 km2 (15.7 sq mi)[4] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Warrenben Conservation Park (formerly Warrenben National Park) is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia on the Yorke Peninsula of about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north-east of Marion Bay.
The conservation park consists of land in section 97 in the cadastral unit of the
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[5] As of 2018, it covered an area of 40.58 square kilometres (15.67 sq mi).[4]
The following statement of significance appears in the conservation park's management plan:Western Whipbird (Psophodes nigrogularis leucogaster).[6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Search results for 'Warrenben Conservation Park' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b c DeGaris, R. C. (9 January 1969). "NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: HUNDRED OF WARRENBEN—WARRENBEN NATIONAL PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 45. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "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 16 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. p. 2. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Warrenben Conservation Park, Stenhouse Bay Rd, Marion Bay, SA, Australia - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6865)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 6 November 2018.