Secret Rocks Nature Reserve
| Secret Rocks Nature Reserve South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Secret Rocks Nature Reserve | |
| Nearest town or city | Kimba[2] |
| Coordinates | 33°15′6.68″S 136°53′46.51″E / 33.2518556°S 136.8962528°E[1] |
| Established | 11 September 2007[1] |
| Area | 256.47 km2 (99.0 sq mi)[3][1] |
| Managing authorities | Ecological Horizons Pty Ltd[4] |
| Website | Secret Rocks Nature Reserve |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Secret Rocks Nature Reserve is a private protected area located in South Australia about 36 kilometres (22 miles) east of the town of Kimba on the Eyre Peninsula in the state's Far North region.[3][4][2][5] The nature reserve has protected area status due being to the subject of a native vegetation heritage agreement created in 2007 under the Native Vegetation Act 1991 (SA) where its owner, Ecological Horizons Pty Ltd, has agreed to protect the property's native vegetation in perpetuity.[3][1] The nature reserve is bounded on its east side by the Ironstone Hill Conservation Park.[4][2] It is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (see 'DETAIL' tab)". CAPAD 2014. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "Protected Areas of South Australia September (Map) 2014 Edition" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Unnamed (No.HA1398)". World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA), a joint project of IUCN and UNEP. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ a b c "Eastern Eyre Peninsula Parks Management Plan" (PDF). Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 2014. pp. 8 & 10. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Far North SA government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
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