Witjira National Park

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Witjira National Park
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Witjira National Park
State	South Australia
Nearest town or city	Oodnadatta
Coordinates	26°22′18″S 135°37′49″E / 26.37167°S 135.63028°E / -26.37167; 135.63028Coordinates: 26°22′18″S 135°37′49″E / 26.37167°S 135.63028°E / -26.37167; 135.63028
Area	7,715.07 km² (2,978.8 sq mi)^[1]
Established	21 November 1985 (1985-11-21)^[1]
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Heritage
Website	Witjira National Park

Witjira is a national park in South Australia (Australia), 987 km north of Adelaide. It is in the Simpson Desert, and one of the major features of the park is the Dalhousie Springs.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.

v t e Protected areas of South Australia

National Parks	Belair Canunda Coffin Bay Coongie Lakes Coorong Flinders Chase Flinders Ranges Gawler Ranges Innes Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Lake Gairdner Lake Torrens Lincoln Mount Remarkable Murray River Naracoorte Caves Nullarbor Onkaparinga River Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges Witjira

Conservation Parks	Acraman Creek Beatrice Islet Beyeria Busby Islet Billiatt Bird Islands Black Hill Cape Gantheaume Cape Hart Cape Torrens Cleland Cox Scrub Danggali Deep Creek Dudley Ewens Ponds Fairview Finniss Fort Glanville Gum Laqoon Kelly Hill Hacks Lagoon Hallett Cove Horsnell Gully Kaiserstuhl Lake Gilles Lake Newland Lathami Mamungari Marino Martindale Hall Monarto Morialta Mount Magnificent Mount Taylor Naracoorte Caves Nepean Bay Neptune Islands Newland Head Ngarkat Parndana Peebinga Pelican Lagoon Piccaninnie Ponds The Pages Pullen Island Scott Creek Seal Bay Seddon Simpson Desert Sir Joseph Banks Group Spring Gully Talisker Torrens Island Troubridge Island Vivonne Bay West Island Western River

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

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