Simpson Conservation Park

Simpson Conservation Park
South Australia
Simpson Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Penneshaw.
Coordinates 35°51′22″S 137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583Coordinates: 35°51′22″S 137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583
Established 9 October 1986[1]
Area 977 ha (2,410 acres)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Footnotes Coordinates[2]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Simpson Conservation Park (formerly the Simpson Conservation Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Porkys Flat on Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of Penneshaw.[3] The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 over crown land previously dedicated as a conservation reserve in 1986.[4][5][6] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  3. "Search result for "Simpson Conservation Park" (Record no SA0056211) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929: SECTION 5" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1354. 9 October 1986. D.L., 2029/1979. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  5. "National Parks and Wildlife (Simpson Conservation Park) Proclamation 2010" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette: 3983. 5 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
  6. Parks of Kangaroo Island (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. June 2009. p. 23. ISBN 1 921 238 39 9. Retrieved 31 October 2014.


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