Lipson Island Conservation Park
Protected area in South Australia
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Lipson Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia associated with Lipson Island in Spencer Gulf about 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) north northeast of Lipson.
| Lipson Island Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Lipson Island Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Lipson. |
| Coordinates | 34°15′50″S 136°15′57″E |
| Area | 8 ha (20 acres)[2] |
| Established | 16 March 1967[3] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
The land that now comprises the conservation park previously received statutory protection in March 1967 as a fauna conservation reserve declared under the Crown Lands Act 1929-1966 and was re-proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 as a conservation park.[3][4]
The area under protection is considered significant because it is "a small island supporting breeding colonies of fairy penguins, black-faced cormorants, sooty oystercatchers, crested terns, pacific gulls and silver gulls".[5][6]
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[1]