Althorpe Islands Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Althorpe Islands Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia occupying the Althorpe Island, Haystack Island and Seal Island in Investigator Strait near the town of Stenhouse Bay.
| Althorpe Islands Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
Althorpe Islands | |
  Althorpe Islands Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Stenhouse Bay |
| Coordinates | 35°21′57.4632″S 136°51′58.7412″E |
| Area | 1.63 km2 (0.63 sq mi)[2] |
| Established | 16 March 1967[2] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
The conservation park consists of the following land collectively known as the Althorpe Islands - Althorpe, Haystack and Seal Islands.[3]: 1 Haystack and Seal Islands first acquired protected area status as a fauna conservation reserve declared on 16 March 1967 under the Crown Lands Act, 1929–1966.[4] On 27 April 1972, the fauna conservation reserve was reconstituted as the Althorpe Islands Conservation Park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972.[5] On 14 August 1997, Althorpe Island was added to the conservation park.[6]
The purpose of the conservation park is "to protect important wildlife habitat, particularly for sea-bird populations".[3]
It is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1] In 1980, it was listed on the now-defunct Register of the National Estate.[7]
