Douglas Point Conservation Park South Australia | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1] | |
Nearest town or city | Robe. |
Coordinates | 38°01′26″S 140°34′32″E / 38.02389°S 140.57556°E |
Established | 8 May 1997[2] |
Area | 60 ha (148 acres)[3] |
Managing authorities | Department for Environment and Water |
Website | Douglas Point Conservation Park |
See also | Protected areas of South Australia |
Douglas Point Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the gazetted locality of Cape Douglas in the state's south east about 29 kilometres (18 miles) south-west of Mount Gambier and about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north west of the township of Port MacDonnell. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 in 1997 ‘to protect the endangered plant species, Sand Ixodia’. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area.[1][4][5][6]