Simpson Conservation Park

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Simpson Conservation Park
South Australia
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Simpson Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Penneshaw.
Coordinates 35°51′22″S137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583 Coordinates: 35°51′22″S137°59′45″E / 35.85611°S 137.99583°E / -35.85611; 137.99583
Established9 October 1986 [2]
Area977 ha (2,410 acres) [2]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
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. [1]

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