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Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park

Coordinates: 34°15′30″S 135°15′35″E / 34.25833°S 135.25972°E / -34.25833; 135.25972
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Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park
South Australia
Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park
Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityCoffin Bay.
Coordinates34°15′30″S 135°15′35″E / 34.25833°S 135.25972°E / -34.25833; 135.25972
Established16 March 1967[2]
Area17 ha (42 acres)[3]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with North Rocky Island which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 43 kilometres (27 miles) north northwest of Coffin Bay. The conservation park which had been declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve seal haulout areas and associated island habitat.’ The conservation park is classified as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category Ia protected area.[4][5][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1966: FAUNA CONSERVATION RESERVES DEDICATED" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. Government of South Australia. 16 March 1967. pp. 961–962. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Rocky Island (North) Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
  5. ^ Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. p. 6. ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
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