Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve Explained

Type:protected
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
State:nt
Iucn Category:IV
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-12.4356°N 130.9436°W
Established:7 July 1966
Managing Authorities:Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory

Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is a protected area associated with a small wetland located on the outskirts of Darwin and Palmerston in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The area in which the lagoon is located was named in 1869 after surveyor Richard Randall Knuckey by the Surveyor General, George Goyder.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016). CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 15 January 2018. 2016.
  2. Web site: Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve . . 4 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120326190219/http://www.nretas.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/6712/knuckey_lagoons.pdf . 26 March 2012 .