Seddon Conservation Park is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
in
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
located on
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island, also known as Karta Pintingga (literally 'Island of the Dead' in the language of the Kaurna people), is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southw ...
. It was dedicated in 1971 to protect a representative sample of the
lateritic
Laterite is both a soil and a rock type rich in iron and aluminium and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. Nearly all laterites are of rusty-red coloration, because of high iron oxide content. They develop b ...
plateau vegetation of the central part of the island.
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Description
The conservation park has an area of and is located in the locality of Seddon about south of the town of Parndana and south-west of Kingscote.Eleanor River
Vivonne Bay (french: Baie Vivonne) is a bay in the Australian state of South Australia located on the south coast of Kangaroo Island about from Kingscote, the island's main town, and which was named by the members of Baudin expedition to Austr ...
flows through the conservation park. The vegetation is mainly a woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see ...
association of ''Eucalyptus leucoxylon
''Eucalyptus leucoxylon'', commonly known as yellow gum, blue gum or white ironbark, is a species of small to medium-sized tree that is endemic to south-eastern continental Australia. It has smooth yellowish bark with some rough bark near the ba ...
'' and '' E. fasciculosa'', with open shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It ...
of '' E. cosmophylla'' and '' E. baxteri'' over '' Allocasuarina muelleriana'', ''Xanthorrhoea tateana
''Xanthorrhoea semiplana'' is a species of grass tree found in south-eastern Australia. It has two subspecies:
* ''Xanthorrhoea semiplana'' ssp. ''semiplana'' – Tufted grass tree, found on the Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas, south- ...
'' and ''Melaleuca uncinata
''Melaleuca uncinata'', commonly known as broombush, broom honeymyrtle or brushwood, is a plant in the paperbark family native to southern Australia. It is harvested from the wild, and grown in plantations, for broombush fencing. The Noongar na ...
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See also
* Protected areas of South Australia
Protected areas of South Australia consists of protected areas located within South Australia and its immediate onshore waters and which are managed by South Australian Government agencies. As of March 2018, South Australia contains 359 separ ...
References
External links
Seddon Conservation Park webpage on protected planet
Protected areas of Kangaroo Island
Conservation parks of South Australia
1971 establishments in Australia
Protected areas established in 1971
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