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Lake Frome Regional Reserve

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Nearest town or city
  
Hawker

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Coordinates

Established
  
19 December 1991

Area
  
2,582 km²

Lake Frome Regional Reserve

Managing authorities
  
Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

See also
  
Protected areas of South Australia

Lake Frome Regional Reserve is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about 750 kilometres (470 mi) north-east of the state capital of Adelaide and which covers the full extent of Lake Frome, an endorheic lake. It has an area of 2,582.40 square kilometres (997.07 sq mi). It was proclaimed on 19 December 1991 for the following purposes and uses:

Map of Lake Frome SA 5440, Australia

…to extend the conservation management of the adjoining Vulkathunha-Gammon Ranges National Park. It conserves a large arid salt lake system that is of regional geological significance. The dominant land use of the reserve is biological and cultural conservation.

The regional reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.

Since 2013, the regional reserve has been located within the boundaries of the gazetted locality of Lake Frome

References

Lake Frome Regional Reserve Wikipedia