Sinclair Island Conservation Park
Appearance
Sinclair Island Conservation Park South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Penong |
Established | 16 March 1967[1] |
Area | 2.5 ha (6.2 acres)[2] |
Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
Sinclair Island Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Sinclair Island which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 24 kilometres (15 mi)* south of Penong. The park which was declared as Fauna Conservation Reserve in March 1967, was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve island habitat and protect Australian sea lion haul-out areas.’[2][3]
References
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ a b Anon (2006). Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan (PDF). Adelaide: Department for Environment and Heritage, South Australia. pp. 1–2. ISBN 1-921238-18-6.
- ^ "Sinclair Island Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
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