Sceale Bay Conservation Park
Appearance
Sceale Bay Conservation Park South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Sceale Bay |
Coordinates | 32°56′40″S 134°11′43″E / 32.94444°S 134.19528°E |
Established | 20 April 1995[2] |
Area | 5.27 km2 (2.0 sq mi)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Sceale Bay Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Yanerbie about 6 kilometres (3.7 miles) north of the town of Sceale Bay. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 2006 on the basis that some existing crown land 'should be protected and preserved for the purpose of conserving any wildlife and the natural features of the land'. Parts of the conservation park have been subject to protection since 20 April 1995. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[3][4][5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Sceale Bay Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "National Parks and Wildlife (Sceale Bay Conservation Park) Proclamation 2006" (PDF). THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 29 June 2006. p. 2118. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "Search result for "Sceale Bay Conservation Park" (Record no. SA0062342) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and " Place names (gazetteer)"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2016.