Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia about 40 km (25 mi) south west of Kingscote. It was established in 1993 on land previously part of the Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park. The following qualities have been identified by the government agency managing the wilderness protection area:[3]
| Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area South Australia | |
|---|---|
  Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area | |
| Nearest town or city | Kingscote |
| Coordinates | 36°0′32″S 137°28′28″E / 36.00889°S 137.47444°E[1] |
| Established | 15 October 1993[2] |
| Area | 200.99 km2 (77.6 sq mi)[1] |
| Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
| Website | Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area |
| See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
The area is prime coastal wilderness with high ecological and aesthetic integrity. It is undulating country that has an excellent cover of mallee vegetation and diverse coastal landscapes with high scenic and habitat value. Wilderness quality is evaluated as high in all of the Wilderness Protection Area except a narrow strip on the east coast where it is affected to a minor extent by the presence of a rough track along the eastern coastline.
The wilderness protection area is located within the following gazetted localities (from west to east) - Seal Bay, MacGillivray and D'Estrees Bay.[4] It is classified as an IUCN Category Ib protected area.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "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 GANTHEAUME WILDERNESS PROTECTION AREA" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. p. 1755. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ "Wilderness Advisory Committee Annual Report 2012-13" (PDF). Annual Report: 15. September 2013. ISSN 1832-9357. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Search result for " Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area" (Record no SA0012208) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
External links
edit- Cape Gantheaume coastal trek (pdf) - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
- Entry for Cape Gantheaume Wilderness Protection Area on protected planet
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