Nearest town or city American River Footnotes Coordinates | Established 1 January 1967 Area 3.97 km² | |
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Managing authorities See also Protected areas of South Australia Similar Beyeria Conservation Park, Busby Islet Conservation Park, Baudin Conservation Park, Western River Wilderne, Dudley Conservation Park | ||
Pelican Lagoon Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia on the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island. It was dedicated in 1967 for the protection of wildlife habitat.
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Description
The conservation park has an area of 397 hectares (980 acres) and lies immediately to the south of the town of American River, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southeast by south of Kingscote and 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest by west of Penneshaw. It consists of land on the peninsula of the north side of the tidal inlet of Pelican Lagoon as well as five islets within the inlet itself. It includes woodland, scrub and heath formations as well as wetland vegetation and adjoins samphire mudflats, providing habitat for several species of woodland and wetland birds and other animals. The conservation park is located within the boundaries of the gazetted locality of Pelican Lagoon with exception to the islets located within the lagoon. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area. It is complemented by the American River Aquatic Reserve.
Islets
Five of the islets present in Pelican Lagoon are within the conservation park. From east to west these are Rabbit Islet, Goanna Islet, Pig Islet, Wallaby Islet and Shag Rock.