Hincks Wilderness Protection Area

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Hincks Wilderness Protection Area
South Australia
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) [1]
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Hincks Wilderness Protection Area
Nearest town or city Lock
Coordinates 33°52′17″S136°1′4.9″E / 33.87139°S 136.018028°E / -33.87139; 136.018028 Coordinates: 33°52′17″S136°1′4.9″E / 33.87139°S 136.018028°E / -33.87139; 136.018028
Established30 September 2004 (2004-09-30) [2]
Area66.658 km2 (25.7 sq mi) [3]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Hincks Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Hincks about 87 kilometres (54 miles) north of Port Lincoln and 35 kilometres (22 miles) south east of Lock on the Eyre Peninsula. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 on 30 September 2004 on land excised from the Hincks Conservation Park. [4] [5]

Protected area location which receives protection because of its recognised natural, ecological or cultural landscape values

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the enabling laws of each country or the regulations of the international organizations involved.

South Australia State of Australia

South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and fifth largest by population. It has a total of 1.7 million people, and its population is the second most highly centralised in Australia, after Western Australia, with more than 77 percent of South Australians living in the capital, Adelaide, or its environs. Other population centres in the state are relatively small; Mount Gambier, the second largest centre, has a population of 28,684.

Hincks, South Australia Suburb of District Council of Cleve, District Council of Tumby Bay, South Australia

Hincks is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula about 253 kilometres west of the state capital of Adelaide.

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The following qualities have been identified by the government agency managing the wilderness protection area: [2]

Originally set aside as a flora and fauna reserve in 1941, it is one of the largest expanses of mallee on Eyre Peninsula. The area has recorded 420 species of vascular plants including 28 orchids. Of the 420 species, 91 (including four species of orchid) had not previously been recorded on any other reserve in South Australia. The wilderness protection area is dominated by Mallee, with a small portion covered by forest, woodland, or shrubland. Visitors occasionally travel through the reserve or camp on the North-South Track.

It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area. [1]

International Union for Conservation of Nature international organisation

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). September 2013: 16. ISSN   1832-9357 . Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mallee Parks of the Central Eyre Peninsula Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment and Heritage. 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Search result for "Hincks (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0037454) with the following layers being selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Local Government Areas" and "Hundreds"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2016.


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