Vivonne Bay Conservation Park
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| Vivonne Bay Conservation Park | |
|---|---|
  Vivonne Bay Conservation Park | |
| Location | South Australia |
| Nearest city | Vivonne Bay |
| Coordinates | 36°00′30″S 137°09′30″E / 36.00833°S 137.15833°E |
| Area | 15.65 km2 (6.04 sq mi)[2] |
| Established | 21 January 1971[3] |
| Governing body | Department for Environment and Water |
Vivonne Bay Conservation Park, formerly the Vivonne Bay National Park, is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island in the gazetted locality of Vivonne Bay.[4] It was dedicated in 1971 to conserve coastal country containing vegetation not already protected in Kelly Hill Conservation Park.[5]
The conservation park has an area of 1,565 hectares (3,870 acres), stretching from Point Ellen, at the western end of Vivonne Bay, south-westwards along the coast for about 5 km (3.1 mi), extending inland for 3 km (1.9 mi). The vegetation is mainly open scrub and open heath dominated by Eucalyptus diversifolia and E. rugosa, with low Calocephalus brownii shrubland on the coastal dunes and cliffs.[5] The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.[1]
