Nepean Bay Conservation Park

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Nepean Bay Conservation Park
South Australia
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Nepean Bay Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Kingscote [2]
Coordinates 35°44′00″S137°37′30″E / 35.73333°S 137.62500°E / -35.73333; 137.62500 Coordinates: 35°44′00″S137°37′30″E / 35.73333°S 137.62500°E / -35.73333; 137.62500 [1]
Established11 July 1974 [2]
Area32 ha (79 acres) [2]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Nepean Bay Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia on Kangaroo Island. It was dedicated in 1974 for the protection of flora and fauna, and is the only reserved area of coastal sandplain on the island. [3]

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Description

The conservation park lies on the southern shoreline of Western Cove in Nepean Bay within the locality of Nepean Bay about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east of the locality's main settled area and about 9 km (5.6 mi) south of Kingscote. [4] It has an area of 32 ha (79 acres). [2] Its vegetation is mostly an open scrub of Eucalyptus diversifolia and Callitris preissii with areas of low shrubland, tussock sedgeland and Allocasuarina verticillata low open forest over a deep soil of calcareous sands. Other significant plant species include Melaleuca halmaturorum , Acacia sophorae and Leucopogon parviflorus . There is a nesting colony of fairy terns on the coast adjacent to the conservation park. tammar wallabies are common. [3] [5]

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

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. p. 5. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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