Vivonne Bay Conservation Park Explained

Type:protected
Vivonne Bay Conservation Park
State:sa
Iucn Category:ia
Iucn Ref:[1]
Coordinates:-36.0083°N 137.1583°W
Relief:yes
Pushpin Label Position:left
Nearest Town Or City:Vivonne Bay
Area:15.65
Area Footnotes:[2]
Established:21 January 1971
Established Footnotes:[3]
Managing Authorities:Department for Environment and Water

Vivonne Bay Conservation Park, formerly the Vivonne Bay National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the gazetted locality of Vivonne Bay.[4] It was dedicated in 1971 to conserve coastal country containing vegetation not already protected in Kelly Hill Conservation Park.

Description

The conservation park has an area of 1565ha, stretching from Point Ellen, at the western end of Vivonne Bay, south-westwards along the coast for about 5km (03miles), extending inland for 3km (02miles). The vegetation is mainly open scrub and open heath dominated by Eucalyptus diversifolia and E. rugosa, with low Calocephalus brownii shrubland on the coastal dunes and cliffs.[5] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]

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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: Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 16 July 2015). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 3 August 2015.
  3. Shard . A.J.. NATIONAL PARKS ACT, 1966: VARIOUS NATIONAL PARKS DECLARED. The South Australian Government Gazette . 21 January 1971. 186–187. 22 December 2018 . Government of South Australia.
  4. Web site: Search result for "Vivonne Bay Conservation Park" (Record Number SA0015442) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Place names (gazetteer)". Property Location Browser . Government of South Australia . 10 September 2016.
  5. Book: Conservation Parks of Kangaroo Island Management Plan. Anon . 1987 . Department of Environment and Planning, South Australia . Adelaide . 0-7243-8983-0.