Point Davenport Conservation Park Explained
| Type: | protected |
| Point Davenport Conservation Park |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | III |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -35.1606°N 137.3344°W |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Warooka |
| Area: | 2.47 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Established: | 16 July 1987< |
| Established Footnotes: | [3] |
Point Davenport Conservation Park is a protected area occupying Point Davenpoint, a headland between Foul Bay and Sturt Bay on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about 19.8km (12.3miles) south of Warooka. The park was proclaimed in 1987. The conservation park is considered to be ‘an area of high biodiversity with a range of habitats including beaches and foredunes, and an estuary that is listed as a nationally important wetland.’ It is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[4] [1]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab) . CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE) . 21 February 2018 . 2016.
- Web site: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 26 March 2014. 7.
- Web site: Abbott . R.K. . NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972, SECTION 30: POINT DAVENPORT CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED . The South Australian Government Gazette . Government of South Australia . 7 May 2019 . 150 . 16 July 1987.
- Web site: Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula Management Plan 2009. Department for Environment and Heritage. 15 July 2014. 2.
