Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area
Appearance
Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Alawoona[2] |
Coordinates | 35°00′50″S 140°23′25″E / 35.013867266°S 140.390333169°E[1] |
Established | 24 July 2008[3][4] |
Area | 591.25 km2 (228.3 sq mi)[5] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located about 30 kilometres (19 miles) north of Lameroo in South Australia.[6][3]
The wilderness protection area occupies in land in the gazetted localities of Billiatt, Lameroo and Sandalwood.[2]
The wilderness protection area was proclaimed under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 on 24 July 2008 on land excised from the Billiatt Conservation Park.[7]
It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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 "Search results for 'Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'NPW and Conservation Properties' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australian Government. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). September 2013: 14. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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(help) - ^ "Wilderness Protection (Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area) Proclamation 2008". The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. 24 July 2008. p. 3476. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Billiatt Wilderness Protection Area". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Reserves of the Billiatt District Management Plan 2011" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. p. 1. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
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