Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve
Nearest town or city	Kingscote
Coordinates
Established	8 December 2012 (2012-12-08)
Area	629.93 km2 (243.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities	Department of the Environment
Website	Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve is a marine protected area located south of South Australia in waters within the Australian Exclusive economic zone to the south of Kangaroo Island and ranging in depth from to . It was gazetted in November 2012. It is part of a group of Commonwealth marine reserves managed by the Department of the Environment known as the South-west Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network. It is bounded on its northern side by the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park which is managed by the Government of South Australia. The reserve includes an ecosystem representative of the bioregion known as the "Spencer Gulf Shelf Province", a "key ecological feature" consisting of a feature known as the "Kangaroo Island Pool" and the associated "Eyre Peninsula upwelling" both notable for their "high productivity, breeding and feeding aggregations", a calving area for southern right whale and feeding areas for both the Australian sea lion and the great white shark. The reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

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The South-west Corner Marine Reserves Network, including the Southern Kangaroo Island Commonwealth Marine Reserve

See also

• Protected areas of Australia