Clements Gap Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Clements Gap Conservation Park
State:sa
Iucn Category:iii
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-33.4923°N 138.0761°W
Relief:1
Nearest Town Or City:Redhill
Area:7.9

Clements Gap Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Mid North of South Australia about west of Redhill, north east of Port Broughton and 42 metres above sea level. The park preserves an area of natural bushland and the built remnants of a small historic agricultural township, Clements Gap, about east of the Spencer Gulf coast. Maintained by the South Australian Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR),[2] the park is classified as an IUCN Category III Natural Monument or Feature.[3] The park is named for the surrounding farming locality of Clements Gap, a reference to the co-located pass through the Barunga Range. The Clements Gap pass in turn is thought to be named after a shepherd in the area prior to 1880, per research by local historian Rodney Cockburn.[4]

History

In 1963 eight sections (439-442 and 565-568) of the Hundred of Mundoora (north east corner) were set aside and designated Mundoora Conservation Park. In 1981 the park was renamed to its present designation.[5] [6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
  2. Web site: Park management plans . . 23 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2012 . Australian Government - Department of the Environment . 23 June 2015 . 2014.
  4. Web site: Search for 'Clements Gap, LOCB' . Property Location Browser . 23 June 2017 . SA0037028 . Adjacent to section 616, Hundred of Redhill, 16 km north-west of Redhill and, according to Rodney Cockburn, named after a shepherd. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Clements Gap Conservation Park . Birds SA . 23 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Search for 'Clements Gap Conservation Park' . Property Location Browser . 23 June 2017 . SA0014321 . Previous Name: Mundoora Conservation Park; Derivation of Name: Clements Gap; Other Details: Name change approved by Geog Names Board-vide Minutes 28/7/1983 & DL.3701/1967. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .

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