West Cape Howe National Park
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IUCN Category II (National Park)
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| Location | Great Southern |
| Nearest city | Denmark |
| Coordinates | 35°06′22″S 117°35′34″E / 35.10611°S 117.59278°ECoordinates: 35°06′22″S 117°35′34″E / 35.10611°S 117.59278°E |
| Area | 3,605 ha (8,910 acres)[1] |
| Established | 1985 |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Conservation |
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West Cape Howe National Park is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 390 kilometres (240 mi) southeast of Perth. The park is found between Albany and Denmark within the City of Albany and in the Great Southern region.
Torbay Head, the most southerly point of Western Australia, is situated within the park.[2] The park is abutted against the coast of the Southern Ocean and takes up approximately 23 km (14 mi) of the coastline between Lowlands Beach and Forsythe Bluff.[3]
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[edit] History
The park began as being vested in the Shire of Albany in 1977 for the purposes of recreation. By 1985 the area was gazetted as C Class Reserve after agreement between the shire and vested in the National Parks and Nature Conservancy Authority. Following the addition of an extra 41 ha (100 acres) that was a timber reserve along the northern boundary the park was given an A Class status in 1987. The park is now a single reserve (26177) and is made up of an area of 3,517 ha (8,690 acres).[4] The rare and ancient Main's assassin spider, currently listed as threatened, was found to inhabit the park during a survey conducted in 2008.[5]
[edit] Flora
The park is home to a range of habitats including karri forest, coastal heath and wetlands each of which support a diverse array of vegetation and plant species. The area around Lake William supports a dense sedgescrub and rare species such as Amperea volubilus, an unnamed species of melaleuca and the Albany Pitcher Plant.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Department of Environment and Conservation 2009–2010 Annual Report. Department of Environment and Conservation. 2010. pp. 48. ISSN 1835-114X. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/view/6139/2345/.
- ^ "Rainbow Coast WA - West Cape Howe". 2009. http://www.rainbowcoast.com.au/areas/albany/westcapehowe.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Department of Environment - West Cape Howe National Park". 2010. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/component/option,com_hotproperty/task,view/id,101/Itemid,755/. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "West Cape Howe Management Plan 1995-2005". 1994. http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/pdf/nature/management/west_cape_howe.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Verve Energy Media release - Exciting fin of rare assassins spider found on WA South Coast". 2008. http://www.verveenergy.com.au/documents/RARE_SPIDER_STUDY_AT_ALBANY_-_MEDIA_RELEASE.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "West Cape Howe Area (entry AHD9358)". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. 1991. http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=9358. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
[edit] See also
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