Lincoln National Park

Lincoln National Park
South Australia
Limestone cliffs at Wanna
Lincoln National Park is located in South Australia
Lincoln National Park
Lincoln National Park
Nearest town or cityPort Lincoln
Coordinates34°51′57″S 135°52′18″E / 34.8657°S 135.8716°E / -34.8657; 135.8716[1]
Established28 August 1941 (1941-08-28)[2]
Area216.38 km2 (83.5 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteLincoln National Park
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Lincoln National Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located about 249 kilometres (155 mi) west of the state capital of Adelaide and about 9.5 kilometres (5.9 mi) south of the municipal seat of Port Lincoln. It consists of a mainland area on the Jussieu Peninsula on the south eastern tip of Eyre Peninsula and a number of nearby islands. The national park contains significant sites of natural, indigenous and early European heritage.

  1. ^ a b c "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ McEwin, A. Lyell (28 August 1941). "FLORA AND FAUNA RESERVES" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. Government of South Australia. pp. 380–381. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2019. Comprising the whole of sections 2, 5, 6, and 13, hundred of Flinders, exclusive of all necessary roads.