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Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park
Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Cowell about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the town centre in Cowell.[2]
| Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park South Australia | |
|---|---|
Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Cowell[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°38′43″S 136°45′42″E / 33.6453°S 136.7616°E[1] |
| Established | 24 November 1977[3] |
| Area | 8.35 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[4] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The conservation park was proclaimed on 24 September 1977 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land in section 342 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Hawker.[3] As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 8.35 square kilometres (3.22 sq mi).[4]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "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 . Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974 MIDDLECAMP HILLS CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1564. 24 November 1977. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
External links edit
- Entry for Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park on the Protected Planet website