Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area

Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
South Australia
Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area is located in South Australia
Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
Nearest town or cityPort Lincoln
Coordinates34°55′51.5244″S 135°57′53.3124″E / 34.930979000°S 135.964809000°E / -34.930979000; 135.964809000
Established30 September 2004[2]
Area93.36 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
WebsiteMemory Cove Wilderness Protection Area
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south east tip of Jussieu Peninsula on Eyre Peninsula and on a number of nearby islands about 25 km (16 mi) south-south east of Port Lincoln. It was established in 2004 on land previously part of the Lincoln National Park. The protection area contains significant sites of natural, indigenous and early European heritage.

  1. ^ "Terrestrial Protected Areas of South Australia (refer 'DETAIL' tab )". CAPAD 2016. Australian Government, Department of the Environment (DoE). 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Wilderness Protection (Memory Cove Wilderness Protection Area) Proclamation 2004". The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian government. 30 September 2004. p. 347. Retrieved 2 September 2018.