Eba Island Conservation Park

Eba Island Conservation Park
South Australia
Eba Island Conservation Park is located in South Australia
Eba Island Conservation Park
Eba Island Conservation Park
Nearest town or cityStreaky Bay
Coordinates32°40′40.5″S 134°16′07.1″E / 32.677917°S 134.268639°E / -32.677917; 134.268639
Established8 December 1966 (1966-12-08)[2]
Area134 hectares (330 acres)[2]
Managing authoritiesDepartment for Environment and Water
See alsoProtected areas of South Australia

Eba Island Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia. It comprises 134 hectares (330 acres) of land, proclaimed in 1972 to conserve island habitat within Streaky Bay and sea bird breeding colonies. Eba Island is located 700 metres (2,300 feet) offshore and 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) south of Perlubie Hill. It is entirely composed of calcarenite, often overlaid with a limestone capping.[2][3]

  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. ^ a b c "Protected Areas Information System - reserve list (as of 25 November 2014)" (PDF). Department of Environment Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. ^ Island Parks of Western Eyre Peninsula Management Plan. Adelaide, South Australia: Department of Environment & Heritage. 2006. ISBN 1 921238 18 6.