Dudley Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Dudley Conservation Park is a protected area in South Australia on the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island. It was dedicated in 1970 to conserve Kangaroo Island narrow-leaved mallee.[3]
| Dudley Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Dudley Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Kingscote |
| Coordinates | 35°49′00″S 137°52′00″E[1] |
| Area | 1,768 ha (6.83 sq mi) |
| Established | 1 January 1970[2] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Description
The conservation park has an area of 1,768 hectares (4,370 acres).[2] It lies on the Dudley Peninsula on the eastern end of the island, about 10 km (6.2 mi)m south-east of American River and 12 km (7.5 mi) south-west of Penneshaw. The conservation park's vegetation is mostly an open scrub of Eucalyptus diversifolia and E. rugosa, with E. cneorifolia (the Kangaroo Island narrow-leaved mallee for which the park was dedicated) only occurring as an infrequent sub-dominant. There are limestone ridges and sandhill country in the south-eastern corner.[3] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
