Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
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Althorpe Islands Conservation Park South Australia |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
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Althorpe Islands
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Nearest town or city | Stenhouse Bay |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Established | 1972[1] |
Area | 163 ha (400 acres)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Althorpe Islands Conservation Park is a protected area occupying the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island in Investigator Strait near the town of Stenhouse Bay in South Australia. The park was proclaimed in 1972 following the enactment of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 with the protection initially applying to the Western Islets in the Althorpe Islands, Haystack Island and Seal Island. Althorpe Island itself was not added to the park until 1997. The purpose of the park is ‘to protect important wildlife habitat, particularly for sea-bird populations’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1][3]
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