Ngarkat Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Ngarkat Conservation Park
State:sa
City:Ngarkat, Parilla, Parrakie and Pinnaroo
Iucn Category:ia
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-35.7167°N 176°W
Nearest Town Or City:Keith, Lameroo & Pinnaroo[2]
Area:2666.23
Area Footnotes:[3]
Established:13 September 1979
Established Footnotes:[4]
Url:http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Murray_River/Ngarkat_Conservation_Park

Ngarkat Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia's south-eastern corner about 200km (100miles) south east of the Adelaide city centre.[5]

The conservation park was proclaimed in 1979 "to conserve the mallee heath habitat of the 90 Mile Desert". On 27 May 2004, the following conservation parks which adjoined the boundaries of the Ngarkat Conservation Park were incorporated into the conservation park and then abolished - Mount Rescue Conservation Park, Mount Shaugh Conservation Park and Scorpion Springs Conservation Park.[6]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]

The conservation park occupies in land in a number of gazetted localities with the majority being in Ngarkat and the remainder being in Parilla, Parrakie and Pinnaroo.[7]

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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: Search results for 'Ngarkat Conservation Park' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties', 'Hundreds', 'Roads' and 'Gazetteer' . Location SA Map Viewer . South Australian Government . 14 July 2018 .
  3. Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014.
  4. Web site: Virgo . Geoff . CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929-1978: OUT OF HUNDREDS (PINNAROO)—HUNDREDS OF FISK, DAY, McCAL- LUM AND MAKIN—NGARKAT CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED . The South Australian Government Gazette . South Australian Government . 14 July 2018 . 643 . 13 September 1979.
  5. Web site: Ngarkat Complex of Conservation Parks Management Plan. Department for Environment and Heritage. 2004. 29 November 2014. 6.
  6. National Parks and Wildlife (Ngarkat, Mount Rescue, Mount Shaugh and Scorpion Springs Conservation Parks) Proclamation 2004. The South Australian Government Gazette . 27 May 2004 . 1394–1395 . 13 March 2017 . Government of South Australia.
  7. Web site: Search result for " Ngarkat (Locality Bounded)" (Record noSA0040522) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 12 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/. 12 October 2016. dead.

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