Point Davenport Conservation Park

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NearestcityWarooka
Coordinates35°9′38″S 137°20′4″E / 35.16056°S 137.33444°E / -35.16056; 137.33444
Area2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)[2]
Point Davenport Conservation Park
Map showing the location of Point Davenport Conservation Park
Map showing the location of Point Davenport Conservation Park
Point Davenport Conservation Park
LocationSouth Australia
Nearest cityWarooka
Coordinates35°9′38″S 137°20′4″E / 35.16056°S 137.33444°E / -35.16056; 137.33444
Area2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)[2]
Established16 July 1987[3]
Governing bodyDepartment for Environment and Water

Point Davenport Conservation Park is a protected area occupying Point Davenpoint, a headland between Foul Bay and Sturt Bay on the south coast of Yorke Peninsula in South Australia about 19.8 kilometres (12.3 miles) south of Warooka. The park was proclaimed in 1987. The conservation park is considered to be ‘an area of high biodiversity with a range of habitats including beaches and foredunes, and an estuary that is listed as a nationally important wetland.’ It is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.[4][1]

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