Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area
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Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area South Australia | |
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Nearest town or city | Kingscote |
Coordinates | 36°0′54″S 136°55′56″E / 36.01500°S 136.93222°E[1] |
Established | 15 October 1993[2] |
Area | 52.98 km2 (20.5 sq mi)[3] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia about 84 kilometres (52 miles) south-west of Kingscote. The wilderness protection area was proclaimed in October 1993 under the Wilderness Protection Act 1992 in order to ‘protect and preserve the outstandingly high wilderness qualities of the area.’ It was created on land excised from the Kelly Hill Conservation Park. It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.[4][1][5][6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Wiese, B.J. (15 October 1993). "WILDERNESS PROTECTION ACT 1992 SECTION 22(1): CONSTITUTION OF CAPE BOUGUER WILDERNESS PROTECTION AREA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1754. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 17 Feb 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Annual Report: 14. September 2013. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ "Flinders Chase National Park, Kelly Hill Conservation Park, Ravine des Casoars Wilderness Protection Area and Cape Bouguer Wilderness Protection Area Management Plans" (PDF). Department for Environment, Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs. 1999. p. 7. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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