Chadinga Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Chadinga Conservation Park, formerly the Chadinga Conservation Reserve, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Chadinga Dunes on the western side of Lake MacDonnell, in the locality of Penong.[3] The park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1]
| Chadinga Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
  Chadinga Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Penong, South Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°58′36.22″S 132°51′20.15″E[1] |
| Area | 118.54 km2 (45.77 sq mi)[2] |
| Established | 11 November 1993[2] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
The conservation park covers 118.54 square kilometres (45.77 sq mi) of coastal dunes, containing a lake and areas of mallee scrub.[2] It is commonly called "Tuckamore" by local people. The dunes extend up to 3 km inland and form a habitat for the spinifex hopping mouse.[4] The conservation park has no visitor facilities, although bush camping is permitted.[5]
The dinosaur ant (Nothomyrmecia macrops), noted as a "living fossil", is found within the conservation park.[6] The lake is the largest of several salt lakes in the area - others include Red Lake (a small section of Lake MacDonnell cut off by the Penong to Point Sinclair/Cactus Beach road) and Blue Lake, a smaller lake to the south of Lake MacDonnell.
