• Source: Ngarkat Conservation Park

Ngarkat Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia's south-eastern corner about 200 kilometres (120 miles) south east of the Adelaide city centre.
The conservation park was proclaimed in 1979 "to conserve the mallee heath habitat of the 90 Mile Desert".
On 27 May 2004, the following conservation parks which adjoined the boundaries of the Ngarkat Conservation Park were incorporated into the conservation park and then abolished -
Mount Rescue Conservation Park, Mount Shaugh Conservation Park and Scorpion Springs Conservation Park.
The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.
The conservation park occupies in land in a number of gazetted localities with the majority being in Ngarkat and the remainder being in Parilla, Parrakie and Pinnaroo.




See also


Ngarkat Highway
Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat Important Bird Area
Mallee emu-wren




References






External links


Ngarkat Conservation Park official webpage
Ngarkat Conservation Park webpage on protected planet

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Ngarkat Conservation Park
• Ngarkat (disambiguation)
• Ngarkat
• Scott Creek Conservation Park
• Wyperfeld, Big Desert and Ngarkat Important Bird Area
• Chadinga Conservation Park
• Ngarkat, South Australia
• Mount Shaugh Conservation Park
• Murray Mallee
• Scorpion Springs Conservation Park