Simpson Desert Regional Reserve

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Simpson Desert Regional Reserve
South Australia
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
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Simpson Desert Regional Reserve
Nearest town or city Oodnadatta
Coordinates 26°48′17″S137°24′37″E / 26.80472°S 137.41028°E / -26.80472; 137.41028 Coordinates: 26°48′17″S137°24′37″E / 26.80472°S 137.41028°E / -26.80472; 137.41028
Established 24 October 1985 (1985-10-24) [1]
Area 29,239.53 km2 (11,289.4 sq mi) [1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment and Water
Website Simpson Desert Regional Reserve
Footnotes Coordinates [2]
See also Protected areas of South Australia

The Simpson Desert Regional Reserve is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia within the gazetted locality of Simpson Desert. [1] [3] The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. [2]

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 less than 30,000.

Simpson Desert, South Australia Suburb of Pastoral Unincorporated Area , South Australia

Simpson Desert is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 920 kilometres north of the capital city of Adelaide and which is located within the desert of the same name.

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Protected areas of South Australia areas protected for conservation in the Australian state of South Australia

Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 separate protected areas declared under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972, the Crown Land Management Act 2009 and the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 which have a total land area of 211,387.48 km2 (81,617.16 sq mi) or 21.5% of the state's area.

A Regional Reserve is a type of protected area used in South Australia that allows the use of natural resources in conjunction with the protected area's conservation function. This class of protected area was first used in 1988 for the Innamincka Regional Reserve and as of 2015, there are seven regional reserves that cover an area of 93,400 square kilometres (36,062 sq mi) or 9.5% of South Australia's land area.

A Regional Reserve is a type of protected area used in the Australian states of South Australia and Tasmania that allows the use of natural resources in conjunction with the protected area’s conservation function.

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Simpson Desert is a desert located in central Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  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 Desert (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067185) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road Labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.


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