Simpson Conservation Park Explained
| Type: | protected |
| Simpson Conservation Park |
| State: | sa |
| Iucn Category: | ia |
| Iucn Ref: | [1] |
| Coordinates: | -35.8561°N 137.9958°W |
| Nearest Town Or City: | Penneshaw. |
| Area: | 977ha[2] |
| Established: | 9 October 1986 |
Simpson Conservation Park (formerly the Simpson Conservation Reserve) is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Porkys Flat on Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about 13km (08miles) south of Penneshaw.[3] The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2010 over crown land previously dedicated as a conservation reserve in 1986.[4] [5] [6] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[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.
- Web site: Search result for "Simpson Conservation Park" (Record no SA0056211) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)" . Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 30 December 2016.
- CROWN LANDS ACT, 1929: SECTION 5 . The South Australian Government Gazette . 9 October 1986. 1354 . D.L., 2029/1979. 29 December 2016 . Government of South Australia.
- National Parks and Wildlife (Simpson Conservation Park) Proclamation 2010. South Australian Government Gazette. 5 August 2010. 3983. 31 October 2014.
- Book: Parks of Kangaroo Island. June 2009. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. 978-1-921-238-39-0. 23. 31 October 2014.
