Granite Island Recreation Park

Granite Island Recreation Park
South Australia
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Causeway leading to Granite Island from Victor Harbor
Granite Island Recreation Park
Nearest town or city Victor Harbor[1]
Coordinates 35°33′51″S 138°37′49″E / 35.564100686°S 138.630228673°E / -35.564100686; 138.630228673Coordinates: 35°33′51″S 138°37′49″E / 35.564100686°S 138.630228673°E / -35.564100686; 138.630228673[2]
Established 30 September 1999[3]
Area 26 hectares (64 acres)[4]
Visitation 700,000
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website Granite Island Recreation Park
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Granite Island Recreation Park is a protected area including all of Granite Island which is about 0.6 kilometres (0.37 miles) south-east of Victor Harbor in South Australia and about 120 kilometres (75 miles) south of Adelaide. It is reported as being 'the most visited park in South Australia'.[5] The park was proclaimed in 1999 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 and is classified as an IUCN Category IV protected area.[2][6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Search results for 'Granite Island Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Evans, Iain (30 September 1999). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTION 34(1): CONSTITUTION OF GRANITE ISLAND RECREATION PARK" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1341. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System Reserve List" (PDF). Government of South Australia. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ↑
  6. ↑ "Granite Island | Protected Planet". www.protectedplanet.net. Retrieved 2015-11-09.


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