Troubridge Island Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Troubridge Island Conservation Park
State:sa
Iucn Category:III
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-35.1178°N 137.8272°W
Relief:yes
Nearest Town Or City:Edithburgh
Area:2.59
Established:16 December 1982
Visitation Num:estimated 350-400
Visitation Year:2009
Visitation Footnotes:[2]
Url:http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/Yorke_Peninsula/Troubridge_Island

Troubridge Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Troubridge Island and some adjoining waters about 8km (05miles) East-southeast of Edithburgh in South Australia and about 74km (46miles) southwest of Adelaide. The park was proclaimed in 1982 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ‘to conserve sea-bird rookeries and to preserve heritage values of a lighthouse and associated keepers’ cottages’. In 1986 the park was extended to include an area of intertidal waters around the island. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1] [3]

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  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. DEH, 2009, page 29
  3. DEH, 2009, pages 1-2