Nullarbor_National_Park

Nullarbor National Park

Nullarbor National Park

Protected area in South Australia


Nullarbor National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the locality of Nullarbor about 887 kilometres (551 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 400 kilometres (250 mi) west of Ceduna.[2]

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Founded in 1979, its extent was reduced in 2013 from 5,781.27 square kilometres (2,232.16 square miles) to 323.10 square kilometres (124.75 square miles) by the proclamation of the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area. As of 2013, it is bounded to the west by the Western Australia - South Australian state border, the north by the Nullarbor Regional Reserve and to the east and the south by the Nullarbor Wilderness Protection Area.[5][6][7]

It is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[8]

See also


References

  1. "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. Wright, J.D. (31 May 1979). "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 19721978: SECTION 28: NULLABOR NATIONAL PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 1611. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  3. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2014 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. "Highest protection for Nullarbor". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Annual Report: 17–18. September 2013. ISSN 1832-9357. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2014.

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