Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park

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Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park
South Australia
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Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Ceduna [2]
Coordinates 32°16′44″S133°34′57″E / 32.2789°S 133.5826°E / -32.2789; 133.5826 Coordinates: 32°16′44″S133°34′57″E / 32.2789°S 133.5826°E / -32.2789; 133.5826 [1]
Established16 March 1967 [3]
Area88.62 km2 (34.2 sq mi) [4]
Managing authorities Department for Environment and Water
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on Eyre Island and St Peter Island in the Nuyts Archipelago located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south and 25 kilometres (16 miles) south-east respectively of Ceduna. [2] [5]

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The land first received protected area status as a fauna conservation reserves proclaimed on 16 March 1967 under the Crown Lands Act 1929 in respect to Eyre Island. [3] Additional fauna conservation reserves were proclaimed on 4 November 1967 in respect to the Franklin Islands, Goat Island, Lacy Islands, Lound Island and Purdie Island. [6] On 27 April 1972, all of the land proclaimed as fauna conservation reserves was reconstituted as the Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 . [7] On 14 January 1988, St Peter Island was added to the conservation park. [8] On 19 December 1991, additional land was added to the conservation park to extend protection over land located between high tide and low tide. [9]   On 4 November 1993, an islet located off the western end of Eyre Island was added. [10] On 25 August 2011, all of the conservation park with the exception of Eyre Island and St Peter Island was constituted as part of the Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area and therefore is no longer part of the conservation park. [11] The waters surrounding both Eyre Island and St Peter Island have been located within the Nuyts Archipelago Marine Park since 2012. [12]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. [1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate. [13]

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References

  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. 1 2 "Search results for 'Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  3. 1 2 Shard, A.J. (16 March 1967). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. p. 961. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  5. ↑ Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. p. 2. ISBN   1-921238-18-6.
  6. ↑ Shard, A.J. (2 November 1967). "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. p. 1964. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "No. 56 of 1972 (National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1972)". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 660 & 702. 27 April 1972. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Sumner, C.J. (14 January 1988). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972, SECTION 30: NUYT'S ARCHIPELAGO CONSERVATION PARK ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 75. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  9. ↑ Blevins, F.T. (19 December 1991). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 SECTIONS 29 (3) AND 30 (2): VARIOUS CONSERVATION PARKS— ALTERATION OF BOUNDARIES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1907. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Levy, Anne (4 November 1993). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT 1972 PART III: ADDITION OF LAND TO RESERVES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 2174. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Wilderness Protection (Nuyts Archipelago Wilderness Protection Area) Proclamation 2011". The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. 25 August 2011. p. 3626. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "NUYTS ARCHIPELAGO MARINE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN 2012" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. p. 5. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Nuyts Archipelago Conservation Park - listing on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate (Place ID 6743)". Australian Heritage Database . Department of the Environment. 21 October 1980. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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