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Rocky Island (South) Conservation Park

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Nearest town or city
  
Coffin Bay.

Area
  
22 ha

Established
  
16 March 1967

Rocky Island (South) Conservation Park

Managing authorities
  
Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

See also
  
Protected areas of South Australia

Rocky Island (South) Conservation Park is a protected area associated with Rocky Island which is located off the west coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia about 72 kilometres (45 mi) west-southwest of Coffin Bay. The conservation park was proclaimed in 1972 under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 to ‘conserve New Zealand fur seal breeding areas and associated island habitat’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category Ia protected area.

References

Rocky Island (South) Conservation Park Wikipedia