Ngarkat Conservation Park

This article is about protected area in South Australia. For the associated locality, see Ngarkat, South Australia.
Ngarkat Conservation Park
South Australia

Looking north near Tym's Lookout, showing the effects of a past bushfire
Ngarkat Conservation Park
Nearest town or city Pinnaroo
Coordinates 35°43′S 140°36′E / 35.717°S 140.600°E / -35.717; 140.600Coordinates: 35°43′S 140°36′E / 35.717°S 140.600°E / -35.717; 140.600
Established 13 September 1979[1]
Area 2,666.23 km2 (1,029.4 sq mi)[1]
Managing authorities Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Website Ngarkat Conservation Park
See also Protected areas of South Australia

Ngarkat Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia's south-eastern corner about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south east of the Adelaide city centre. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1979 "to conserve the mallee heath habitat of the 90 Mile Desert". The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3]

The conservation park occupies in land in a number of gazetted localities with the majority being in Ngarkat and the remainder being in Parilla, Parrakie and Pinnaroo.[4]

Vegetation near Tym's Lookout, in an area that had experienced a bushfire.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  2. "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. "Ngarkat Complex of Conservation Parks Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2004. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. "Search result for " Ngarkat (Locality Bounded)" (Record noSA0040522) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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