Area 2.59 km² | Established 16 December 1982 | |
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Visitation estimated 350-400 (in 2009) Managing authorities Similar Althorpe Islands Conserva, West Island Conservation Park, Busby Islet Conservation Park, Torrens Island Conserva, Leven Beach Conserva |
Troubridge island sea kayak paddle troubridge island conservation park
Troubridge Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Troubridge Island and some adjoining waters about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) East-southeast of Edithburgh in South Australia and about 74 kilometres (46 mi) southwest of Adelaide. The park was proclaimed in 1982 under National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 ‘to conserve sea-bird rookeries and to preserve heritage values of a lighthouse and associated keepers’ cottages’. In 1986 the park was extended to include an area of intertidal waters around the island. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.
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