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Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park
The Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia occupying three islands located west-southwest of Coffin Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The group, which includes Black Rocks and Sudden Jerk Island (also known as Avoid Island), supports breeding populations of seabirds and marine mammals. Colonies of the endangered Australian Sea-lion (Neophoca cinerea) and protected New Zealand Fur-seal (Arctocephalus forsteri) occur on some of these islands. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1][3]
| Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Coffin Bay |
| Coordinates | 34°36′50.65″S 135°17′13.04″E / 34.6140694°S 135.2869556°E |
| Established | 2 May 1968[2] |
| Area | 32 hectares (79 acres)[2] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
References edit
- ^ a b "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 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH), South Australia. pp. 6–7. ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
External links edit
- Avoid Bay Islands Conservation Park webpage on protected planet