Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve is a protected area associated with a small wetland located on the outskirts of Darwin and Palmerston in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve Northern Territory | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve | |
Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve | |
Coordinates | [1] |
Established | 7 July 1966[1] |
Area | 125 hectares (310 acres)[1] |
Managing authorities | Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory |
See also | Protected areas of the Northern Territory |
The area in which the lagoon is located was named in 1869 after surveyor Richard Randall Knuckey by the Surveyor General, George Goyder.[2]
References
- "Terrestrial Protected Areas by Reserve Type in Northern Territory (2016)". CAPAD 2016. Australian government. 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Knuckey Lagoons Conservation Reserve" (PDF). Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
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