Sturt Gorge Recreation Park
| Sturt Gorge Recreation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category III (natural monument or feature) | |
  Sturt Gorge Recreation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Adelaide |
| Coordinates | 35°02′15.9″S 138°35′06.7″E / 35.037750°S 138.585194°ECoordinates: 35°02′15.9″S 138°35′06.7″E / 35.037750°S 138.585194°E |
| Established | 4 October 1973[1] |
| Area | 244 hectares (600 acres)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| Website | Sturt Gorge Recreation Park |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The Sturt Gorge Recreation Park is a protected area located in Bellevue Heights, South Australia and which is recognised as an area of great geological significance. It channels the Sturt River down to the Adelaide Plains. The park is 13 km south of Adelaide and was established in 1973.
The Sturt Tillite formation was the first area in the world to provide definite evidence of Cryogenian glaciation (the Snowball Earth). It is hypothesised that the landform was created from glacial material that dropped from ice floating in the ocean which covered the area 800 million years ago.[2]
All kinds of fires are prohibited in the park.[2]
See also
- List of canyons
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sturt Gorge Recreation Park". Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
Sturt Gorge