Strzelecki Regional Reserve

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Strzelecki Regional Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) [1]
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Strzelecki Regional Reserve
Location South Australia
Nearest city Marree
Coordinates 28°53′01″S139°48′10″E / 28.88361°S 139.80278°E / -28.88361; 139.80278 [1]
Area8,104.26 km2 (3,129.07 sq mi) [2]
Established19 December 1991 [3]
Governing body Department for Environment and Water

Strzelecki Regional Reserve is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the gazetted localities of Lindon and Strzelecki Desert about 493 kilometres (306 miles) north-east of Port Augusta. [4] [5] It includes the Strzelecki Desert and the dry Strzelecki Creek bed. The regional reserve can only be accessed via the historic Strzelecki Track. It is partly located on land that was included on the List of Wetlands of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention under the name Coongie Lakes in 1987. [6] The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTION 34a (1): CONSTITUTION OF STRZELECKI REGIONAL RESERVE" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1909. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Search result for "Lindon (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067097) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Search result for "Strzelecki Desert (LOCB)" (Record no SA0067187) 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.
  6. ↑ "Coongie Lakes Ramsar wetlands; a plan for wise use" (PDF). Department of Environment, Heritage & Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. p. 2. Retrieved 15 January 2015.


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