Winninowie Conservation Park

Winninowie Conservation Park
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) [1]
Winninowie Conservation Park
Location	South Australia
Nearest city	Port Augusta
Coordinates	32°44′2″S137°54′32″E / 32.73389°S 137.90889°E / -32.73389; 137.90889
Area	78.55 km2 (30.33 sq mi) [2]
Established	15 March 1990 [2]
Governing body	Department for Environment and Water

Winninowie Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the east coast of Upper Spencer Gulf about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south by east of Port Augusta and 25 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Port Germein, in the locality of Miranda. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1990 for the purpose of conserving ‘excellent examples of several coastal and marine ecosystems with sub-tropical affiliations in a temperate environment’ including ‘significant stands of the grey mangrove, Avicennia marina var. resinifera, seagrass and samphire salt marsh communities’. The conservation park's boundaries overlap with those of the Yatala Harbour Upper Spencer Gulf Aquatic Reserve. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. ^{[3] [4] [5] [1]}

References

1. "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 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
3. "Winninowie Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
4. "Winninowie Conservation Park Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. August 2000. pp. 2 & 5. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
5. Primary Industries and Regions South Australia (PIRSA) (2007), Aquatic Reserve: Yatala Harbour (PDF), Primary Industries and Regions South Australia

External links

• Winninowie Conservation Park webpage on protected planet