Flinders Chase National Park

Flinders Chase National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Nearest town/city	Kingscote
Area	328 km²[1]
Established	1919
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Heritage
Official site	Flinders Chase National Park

Flinders Chase is a national park on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, 213 km southwest of Adelaide. It is a sanctuary for endangered species and home to a few geological phenomena.

Flinders Chase is composed of a group of protected areas at the western end of Kangaroo Island. It includes coastal landscapes, Cape du Couedic, Rocky River in the southwest, the Gosse Lands in the northeast and Cape Borda lightstation in the northwest. The park is located 110 km west of Kingscote, the island's largest town.

Contents 1 Sanctuary 2 Geological wonders 3 Fire 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links

Sanctuary

Since the creation of the national park in November 1919, Flinders Chase has become a sanctuary for endangered species, some of them introduced from the mainland in the 1920s and 1930s. During the 1940s, 23 additional species were introduced, including Koalas (1923) and Platypus (1928). Most of these species can still be observed today. Kangaroos, Goannas and Echidnas are commonly seen in the park.

Geological wonders

The park contains a few geological phenomena. Remarkable Rocks are naturally sculptured formations precariously balanced atop a granite outcrop. They remind visitors of the sculptures of Henry Moore.^[2] Admirals Arch, home to playful New Zealand Fur Seals, displays the ability of the ocean to carve the coastline.

Fire

Lightning strikes on Thursday 6 December 2007 caused 63,433 hectares of Flinders Chase National Park to be burnt, before finally being contained on 16 December.^[3] [1]

See also

• Protected areas of South Australia

Notes

1. ^ Flinders Chase National Park - About the Park
2. ^ Alice Reid (July 12, 2009). "Kangaroo Island Will Drive You Wild". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR2009071001673.html. "The "Remarkable Rocks," as they are called, are a collection of enormous eroded granite boulders sitting atop a giant dome of lava coughed up about 200 million years ago. Wind and sea spray have since carved the chunks into what look like monumental Henry Moore sculptures perched 200 feet above a crashing sea." 
3. ^ The Islander 2007-12-20

Kangaroo Island Major townships American River Kingscote Parndana Penneshaw Parks and wilderness Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area Cape Hart Conservation Park Cape Torrens Conservation Park Dudley Conservation Park Flinders Chase National Park Kelly Hill Conservation Park Lathami Conservation Park Little Sahara Parndana Conservation Park Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area Seal Bay Conservation Park Vivonne Bay Conservation Park Western River Conservation Park Beaches American Beach Baudin Beach Browns Beach D'Estrees Bay Emu Bay Island Beach Snelling Beach Stokes Bay Vivonne Bay

Protected areas of South Australia National Parks Belair Canunda Coffin Bay Coongie Lakes Coorong Flinders Chase Flinders Ranges Gawler Ranges Innes Lake Eyre Lake Gairdner Lake Torrens Lincoln Mount Remarkable Murray River Naracoorte Caves Nullarbor Onkaparinga River Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges Witjira Conservation Parks Acraman Creek Billiatt Black Hill Cape Gantheaume Cleland Cox Scrub Danggali Deep Creek Fairview Finniss Fort Glanville Gum Laqoon Kelly Hill Hacks Lagoon Hallett Cove Horsnell Gully Kaiserstuhl Lake Gilles Mamungari Marino Monarto Morialta Mount Magnificent Naracoorte Caves Ngarkat Peebinga Piccaninnie Ponds Scott Creek Seal Bay Simpson Desert Spring Gully Talisker Recreation Parks Anstey Hill Brownhill Creek Cobbler Creek Para Wirra Sturt Gorge Totness Regional Reserves Innamincka Lake Frome Nullarbor Simpson Desert Strzelecki Conservation Reserves Chadinga Naracoorte Caves Wilderness Protection Areas Cape Gantheaume Ravine des Casoars Game Reserves Bool Lagoon

References

• OZ Shots of Kangaroo Island
• Flinders Chase National Park
• Travel Down Under

External links

• Brigadoon- Pictures of the rocks (inactive link)
• Webshots- Pictures of the rocks (inactive link)