Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park
| Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
  Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Coffin Bay |
| Coordinates | 34°34′38″S 135°23′35″E / 34.57722°S 135.39306°ECoordinates: 34°34′38″S 135°23′35″E / 34.57722°S 135.39306°E |
| Established | 1 January 1969[1] |
| Area | 9 ha (22 acres)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park is a protected area located on the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia on islands located on waters in the sector between the north west to the east of the town of Coffin Bay. The conservation park consists of a number of islands located in the following bays subsidiary to Coffin Bay - Port Douglas, Mount Dutton Bay and Kellidie Bay. Three of the islands are located in Port Douglas, being The Brothers and an unnamed group immediately west of Horse Peninsula and Rabbit Island immediately west of Coffin Bay township. Another island is located at the north end of Mount Dutton Bay, while Goat Island immediately north of Coffin Bay township in the channel connecting Port Douglas to Kellidie Bay. The constituent parts of the conservation park first received protection as Fauna Reserves under the Fauna Conservation Act 1964 during the 1960s. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[2][3][4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ↑ "CAPAD 2012 South Australia Summary (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2012. Australian Government - Department of the Environment. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ "Mount Dutton Bay Conservation Park". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ↑ "Parks of the Coffin Bay Area Management Plan" (PDF). Department for Environment and Heritage. 2004. pp. 3 & 8. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Robinson, A. C.; Canty, P.; Mooney, T.; Rudduck, P. (1996). "South Australia's offshore islands" (PDF). Australian Heritage Commission. pp. 140 & 210. Retrieved 13 December 2013.