Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park

Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Eyre Peninsula in the gazetted locality of Cowell about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the town centre in Cowell.[2]

Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park
South Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)[1]
Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityCowell[2]
Coordinates33°38′43″S 136°45′42″E[1]
Established24 November 1977 (1977-11-24)[3]
Area8.35 km2 (3.2 sq mi)[4]
Managing authoritiesDepartment of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

The conservation park was proclaimed on 24 September 1977 under the state's National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in respect to land in section 342 in the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Hawker.[3] As of July 2016, the conservation park covered an area of 8.35 square kilometres (3.22 sq mi).[4]

The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category IA protected area.[1]

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. "Search result(s) for Middlecamp Hills Conservation Park (Record No. SA0044649) with the following layers being selected - "Parcel labels", "Suburbs and Localities", "Hundreds", "Place names (gazetteer)" and "Road labels"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. "NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE ACT, 1972-1974 MIDDLECAMP HILLS CONSERVATION PARK CONSTITUTED" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia: 1564. 24 November 1977. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 11 July 2016)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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