Troubridge Island Conservation Park

Troubridge Island Conservation Park
South Australia
Troubridge Island Lighthouse
Troubridge Island Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Troubridge Island Conservation Park
Troubridge Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityEdithburgh
Coordinates35°7′4″S 137°49′38″E / 35.11778°S 137.82722°E / -35.11778; 137.82722
Established16 December 1982[1]
Area2.59 km2 (1.0 sq mi)[1]
Visitationestimated 350−400 (in 2009)[2]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteTroubridge Island Conservation Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Troubridge Island Conservation Park is a protected area includes all of Troubridge Island and some adjoining waters about 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) East-southeast of Edithburgh in South Australia and about 74 kilometres (46 miles) 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.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ DEH, 2009, page 29
  3. ^ DEH, 2009, pages 1-2

Troubridge Island Conservation Park

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